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Moroccan architecture reflects Morocco's diverse geography and long history, marked by successive waves of settlers through both migration and military conquest. This architectural heritage includes ancient Roman sites, historic Islamic architecture, local vernacular architecture, 20th-century French colonial architecture, and modern architecture.
This mixes a number of design elements including a central medallion, saz-style motifs, and "Chinese clouds". In the second quarter of the 16th century, the saz style (also mentioned above for tile decoration) was developed by Ottoman artist Şahkulu. It was derived from the hatayî style and added new motifs, most notably large serrated leaves ...
Moorish architecture is a style within Islamic architecture which developed in the western Islamic world, including al-Andalus (on the Iberian peninsula) and what is now Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia (part of the Maghreb).
Mediterranean Revival is an architectural style introduced in the United States, Canada, and certain other countries in the 19th century. It incorporated references to Spanish Renaissance , Spanish Colonial , Italian Renaissance , French Colonial , Beaux-Arts , Moorish architecture , and Venetian Gothic architecture .
Davis' design for Blandwood is the oldest surviving example of Italianate architecture in the United States, constructed in 1844 as the residence of North Carolina Governor John Motley Morehead. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] It is an early example of Italianate architecture, closer in ethos to the Italianate works of Nash than the more Renaissance-inspired ...
The Mediterranean diet primarily includes unsaturated fats, with olive oil being a big fat source. Olive oil contains polyphenols and other elements that may help with inflammatory disorders.
Glazed windows set in stucco arranged in girih-like patterns are found both in Turkey and the Arab lands; a late example, without the traditional balance of design elements, was made in Tunisia for the International Colonial Exhibition in Amsterdam in 1883. [49] The old city of Sana'a in Yemen has stained glass windows in its tall buildings. [50]
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