En la Quinta de Oeiras, dos paneles de azulejos representan victorias del amor sobre la guerra: Marte desarmado por Venus y Andrómeda libertada por Perseu.
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El triunfo del amor sobre la guerra
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The decorative pattern tiles also reveal the classical architectural culture used to produce them.
Na Quinta de Oeiras, dois painéis de azulejos figuram vitórias do amor sobre a guerra: Marte desarmado por Vénus e Andrómeda libertada por Perseu.
At the Quinta de Oeiras, on the stairs that flank the fountain’s niche, two tile panels depict the victories of love over war: Mars disarmed by Venus and Andromeda freed by Perseus.
The clocks of the modern period, despite entirely mechanical, have not forgotten their former dependence on the star at the centre of the Solar System.
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