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Courtyard interior, detail of a wall (photo)
Bou Inania Madrasa, zellij tilework (ceramic)
Traditional panel, Lisbon, Portugal (ceramic tiles)
Bou Inania Madrasa, zellij tilework, c14th  (ceramic)
Decorative panel depicting doves with lilies in their beaks, Tarouca, Portugal  (ceramic tiles)
Traditional panel, Lisbon, Portugal (ceramic tiles)
Traditional patterned panel, Tarouca, Portugal  (ceramic tiles)
Traditional panel, Lisbon, Portugal (ceramic tiles)
View of the steps leading up to Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, Lamego, Portugal (photo)
View of Pena National Palace, Sintra, Portugal (photo)
View of Pena National Palace, Sintra, Portugal (photo)
Decorative panel depicting a doves with a Lily in it's beak, Tarouca, Portugal  (ceramic tiles)
Detail of an Azulejo plate depicting Greek Gods, Pena National Palace, Sintra, Portugal (photo)
Kasbah of Thamiel glaoui, zellij tilework, detail (ceramic)
Detail of a wall of the main courtyard, built by the Saadians in 1565 (zellij tilework)
Wall of the main courtyard, detail, built by the Saadians in 1565 (zellij tilework and stucco work)
Door of a mosque (photo)
View of the courtyard (photo)
Kasbah of Thamiel glaoui, zellij tilework, detail (ceramic)
Zaouia of Moulay Idriss II, courtyard (732-828) (photo)
View of a room (photo)
Nejjarine fountain, detail (photo)
Kasbah of Thamiel glaoui, zellij tilework, detail (ceramic)
Zaouia, tombs (photo)
Kasbah of Thamiel glaoui, window (ceramic)
Detail of a tiled wall (ceramic)
View of the courtyard, detail of a pillar (photo)
Detail of a wall in the courtyard (tilework & stucco)
View of a wall, detail (photo)
Nejjarine fountain (photo)
Kasbah of Thamiel glaoui, zellij tilework, detail (ceramic)
Detail of a tiled wall (ceramic)
Detail of a wall (photo)
Detail of a wall (ceramic)
Chella necropolis, detail of a decorative panel (mosaic)
Chella necropolis, view of the minaret, detail (photo)
A column in the courtyard, Al Attarine Medersa (photo)
Chella necropolis, view of the minaret, detail (photo)
Chella necropolis, medersa, detail of the door (mosaic)
Bou Inania Madrasa, zellij tilework, c14th (ceramic)
India: The Portuguese influenced tiled sign for the Velha Goa Galeria, Fontainhas, Panjim, Goa
The First Life Forms on Earth - Eoarchean Earth - 3.8 billion years ago, 770 million years after the formation of the Earth, the first life forms appeared as a unicellular organism. Bacteries and archeobacteries (archaea) began to populate the Earth's surface while the atmosphere was still filled with volcanic gases and probably without oxygen. In this illustration, these micro-organisms came out of the ocean to attach themselves to the rock remains of a caldera, bringing colour to this monochrome landscape. 770 million years after the formation of the Earth - - 3.8 billion years ago - - the first life may have appeared in the form of simple, single - celled organisms. Bacteria and archaea may have even found a way to populate the otherwise sterile and inhospitable surface. The atmosphere would likely have consisted solely of gases vented by volcanoes: carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen, methane, hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and water vapor. In this image, a variety of single - celled organisms have ventured out of the ocean and onto the rocky remains of two volcanic calderas, adding color to an otherwise bleak and monochromatic landscape. While the lack of breathable oxygen would be anathema to complex life forms like ourselves, this primitive atmosphere was a rich source of sustenance for these terrestrial vanguards