In Lisbon, a Carpet of Stone Beneath Their FeetA
calçada, or patterned pavement, of the fado singer Amália Rodrigues was
a collaboration between the artist Alexandre Manuel Dias Farto and
master pavers, including Jorge Duarte. It is in the Alfama section of
Lisbon. CreditRodrigo Cardoso for The New York Times A
calçada, or patterned pavement, of the fado singer Amália Rodrigues was
a collaboration between the artist Alexandre Manuel Dias Farto and
master pavers, including Jorge Duarte. It is in the Alfama section of
Lisbon.CreditCreditRodrigo Cardoso for The New York Times
LISBON
— As Portugal lost its colonies around the globe, the country’s nearly
six centuries of influence ensured a legacy of distinctive decorative
style: delicate filigree jewelry, colorful azulejo tiles, intricate
wrought iron work and black-and-white patterned stone sidewalks and
praças, or plazas.
Those limestone
surfaces are pedestrian objects in more ways than one: made to be
trampled on, day in a…