Qal Mosque Baghdad, 13th century muqarnas vaulted archways

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Qal MosqueBaghdad, 13th centurymuqarnas
vaulted archways
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Zaituna MosqueQairawan, Iranexample of a
Persian mosque, influenced by central Asian
influences with four arched facades facing a
central courtyard
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Ibn Tulun MosqueCairo, Egypt876-879
a.d.Eastern influenced doorway opening with a
peaked arch
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Al-Aqsa Mosque, entrywayDome of the Rock,
Jerusalem688-691 a.d. Vaulted arch porch
supported by antique columns
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Guesthouse, Taj MahalDelhi, India1631-1643simp
le geometric pattern carved into red sandstone
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Al-Attarin Madrasa Fez, Morocco1323-1325the
multiple arches surrounding the doorway, and the
variety of textures and colors achieve balance
through repetition
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Kasbah of TlwatAtlas Mountains, Morocco19th
centuryrectangular doorway framed by peaked arch
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Madrasa Mosque of Sultan HassanCairo,
Egypt1356-1363double arch supported by two
columns, framed above by a rectangle
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Madrasa Mosque of Sultan HassanCairo,
Egypt1356-1363double arch supported by two
columns, framed above by a rectangle
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Kasbah of TlwatAtlas Mountains, Morocco19th
centurycarved stucco capital
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Bu Inaniya MadrasaMeknes, Moroccomid-14th
centurycarved stucco embellished with muqarnas
designs
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Friday Mosque, mosaic detailIshfahan, Iranmid
15th centurysix, eight, and ten point stars are
commonly laid in the ceiling
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Great Mosque of Diyarbakr, courtyard façade
Diyarbakr , Turkey12th centuryTypical
proportion and arrangement of stones forming the
archway
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Wazir Kahn MosqueLahore, Pakistan1634peaked,
arched doorway framed by a rectangle
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Al-Firdaus MadrasaAleppo, Syria1235curved
arch supported by two columns and framed above by
a rectangle
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Great Mosque of CordobaCordoba,
Spain962interlaced arches frame the doorways
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Friday MosqueTinmal, Morocco1153-54the
horseshoe arch, common in western Islamic
architecture
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Great MosqueThatta, Pakistan1647pointed
arches formed with rows of narrow bricks
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Palace of Rajah BirbalFatehpur Sikri,
India1573-80scalloped stone archway framed by
a rectangle
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Octagonal Tower, column capital detailAgra,
India1611-27capitals blend the column with the
lintel
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Mosque of the Old FortDelhi, India1541stacked
sections form the column, taking inspiration from
turned wood
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Tashkaul PalaceKhiva, Uzbekistan1831-41carved
wooden column rests gracefully on marble base
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Great MosqueTlemcen, Morocco1082rounded
horseshoe arches with notched interiors
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Great MosqueAlgiers, Algeria1096triangular,
notched arch framed by a rectangle
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Great MosqueTlemcen, Morocco1082 triangular,
notched arch framed by a rectangle leading to
horseshoe arch
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Friday MosqueTinmal, Morocco1153-54scalloped
triangular archway framing a horseshoe arch
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Friday MosqueTinmal, Morocco1153-54scalloped
triangular double archways supported by pillars
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Great MosqueAlgiers, Algeria1082notched
triangular archways framed by rectangles
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Madrasa of Salih Negm ad-DinCairo,
Egypt1249-50five layered, notched arch doorway
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Throne Room, Kapu SarayIstanbul,
Turkey1585strong arches, supported by columns,
describe the periphery of the porch
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Gate of Felicity, Kapu SarayIstanbul,
Turkey18th centurysimple columns with
decorative capitals
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Bedchamber of Muraud III, Kapu SarayIstanbul,
Turkey1578the decorative border along the top
frame of the platforms roof and simple, thin
columns could be a model for the porch