Azulejos of São Bento, a photo from Porto, North

Photographer's Note

View of the station hall of São Bento railway station in Porto. The station was opened in 1916. The station hall has approximately 20,000 azulejo tiles describing various aspects of life in Portugal. North wall in the picture depicts the Battle of Valdevez (1140).
São Bento is in the historic centre of Porto, but it only has local and regional train connections. Capacity of the station is limited due to space restrictions and for trains to Lisbon you need to connect at Campanhã station on the main South to North railway line.

holmertz, jhm, Fis2, pajaran, Royaldevon, ikeharel, ChrisJ, clic, PaulVDV, jean113 has marked this note useful

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holmertz (102732) 2021-05-18 11:12

Hello Kari,
This must be one of the most beautiful railway stations in Europe. I have been here a couple of times and it's really nice, which is also obvious from this photo. It gives us a very good view and it's clear and sharp, and the fine light helps us to enjoy the details. I also enjoy that some passengers were here for the sake of authenticity and atmosphere.
Best regards,
Gert

jhm (211736) 2021-05-18 11:27

Hello Kari,

What a lovely interior with the big paintings about the fighting's
Colours and sharpness are superb.
Nice composition, excellent presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

lousat (139298) 2021-05-18 11:28

Hi Kari,i like a lot azulejos,so this is a great gift for me.Wonderful room of the railway station of Porto,the people in the pic give us the exact idea of how the paintings are big,a very sharp and bright capture in a difficult light too. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Fis2 (170807) 2021-05-18 12:49

Witaj Kari!
A very interesting interior.
The walls make impression.
Good POV, composition and colors.
I like it.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (221659) 2021-05-18 12:58

Ciao Kari, great view of fantastic decorated interior, excellent exposure, good clarity, fine details, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Royaldevon (85932) 2021-05-18 13:11

Hello Kari,

This is so unlike any other railway station, it is absolutely beautiful!
I had never seen external tiling, like this, until I went to Portugal!
Your inclusion of the figures helps to explain the scale, as well as animate the station.

My warm regards,
Bev 😊

ifege (48135) 2021-05-18 21:37

Hi Kari
We're getting a few photos on TE at present from Porto - is it people planning holidays there?
A good photo of these great tiled works of art.
cheers
Ian

ikeharel (113385) 2021-05-18 23:02

Hello Kari,
I have some older pictures from the Sao-Bento RR station, recognized right upon seeing this photo.
The place nowadays looks well cared, neat and elegant - better than the 10/2010 time when we were there.
Fine indoor's picture.
Regards,
Ike

ChrisJ (171852) 2021-05-18 23:02

Hello Kari,

Yet another stunning example the Azulejos unique to the Iberian Peninsula. The people animate the scene and provide place and context references. Tfs!

jemaflor (147184) 2021-05-18 23:09

Hi Kari,
Nice interior well decorated with these beautiful azulejos, well photographed, perfect sharpness and coors with in particular the blue tone, tfs.

mkamionka (74481) 2021-05-19 3:11

Hi Kari,
I am glad you also decided to show photos from Portugal and this one complements very well my view of the station exterior.
Great wide capture which shows the extent of the tiles on the walls here. It is nice to return to those old good times when we were able to visit beautiful places around Europe.
Very well done,
M

Tue (92402) 2021-05-19 12:33

Hello Kari,
The people with their suitcases show that this is a station, but without them I'd have thought this were a museum. The famous blue tiles look wonderful and also the large door looks impressive. Well captured with good lighting.
Lars

clic (76) 2021-05-20 6:45

Hello Kari Thanks for showing this outstanding artwork view which is, according to my view, the most attractive adornment
inside the Porto train station.
You uploaded a magnificent picture, taking great care to masterly include the best of its majesty.
Cheers

PaulVDV (62944) 2021-05-22 10:20

Hello Kari,
This station building in the center of the city is definitely worth a visit.
The high walls are beautifully decorated with interesting scenes depicted on azulejos.
Excellent clear capture.
Best regards, Paul

macjake (98456) 2021-05-22 21:25

Hi Kari
haha...I also know this room very well. Hard to get everything into the scene here, but it works well. and for sure it is more impressive when you see it in person, all the tiles.
nice one. cheers
Craig

jean113 (27887) 2021-05-24 8:41

Hello Kari, this is one station that you would not forget once visited.
The tiles display wonderful scenes. What skill to produce these artworks.
The people add to the picture.
Kind regards, Jean.