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(Left and right) The difference between a glazed and unglazed tile. The unglazed tile (left) has a dull
surface. The glazed tile to the right has a shiny, glasslike finish (shown
clearly above the broken edge).
(Right) As this Mexican
design shows, tiles can be beautiful as well as being
very practical. They can take frequent wetting and extreme changes in temperature, and they are very strong, making them an ideal building material.
Glazing is an extremely popular finish,
and glazed tiles are used decoratively as well as practically in kitchens as work surfaces, as exterior waterproof tiles, as decoration for mosaics, as cups, saucers, toilet bowls, and so on.
(Below) Modern houses frequently use glazed or unglazed tiles for roofing materials.
(Above) The Chinese have used tiles for many millennia.
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