Metropolitano de Lisboa

Two names are attached to the Lisboan metro network: Keil do Amaral and Maria Keil. Together they made the network not just an efficient way of getting around the town, but also an artistic journey. Keil do Amaral was as architect responsible for the terminal building at Lisbon's Portela Airport, and did numerous other public building projects. Maria Keil designed the wall coverings for the Lisbon subway over a period from 1957 to 1982. Covering nineteen stations with glazed painted tile or azulejo. This is a traditional Portuguese form of decorating wich you’ll find in many a church or governmental building, but which had fallen into disuse in the first half of the twentieth century. The best examples of her work you’ll find at the Intendente, Restauradores and Anjos.