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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

The Alhambra in Granada, where King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave Christopher Columbus the OK to leave for the new world, is an example of Spanish ceramic tile with a Moorish influence. North America: In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. The kitchen backsplash, for example, plays with angles. Continuing Your Education.

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