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This is a list of preserved or partly-preserved Moorish architecture in Spain and Portugal from the period of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula (known as al-Andalus) from the 8th to 15th centuries. The list is organized by geographic location.
Twentieth-century scholar George Marçais, in his overview of architecture in the region, divided the architecture of later Moroccan houses into three general categories: the houses of Fes, Meknes, and northern Morocco; the houses of Marrakesh and southern Morocco; and the houses of Rabat, Salé, and the western coastal cities. [3]: 398, 403
As a result, the city's architecture became a major showcase of Art Deco and colonial Mauresque architecture. Notable examples include the civic buildings of Muhammad V Square (Place Mohammed V), the Cathedral of Sacré-Coeur, the Art Deco-style Cinéma Rialto, the Neo-Moorish-style Mahkamat al-Pasha in the Habous district.
Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548–1616), architect; author of The Idea of a Universal Architecture; Sebastiano del Piombo (c. 1485–1547), real name "Sebastiano Luciani", painter who became an assistant to Pope Clement VII (keeper of the leaden seal, hence "Piombo", which means "lead") Gian Antonio Selva (1751–1819), architect
This style, drawing strong influence from the Hagia Sophia, produced grand imperial mosques designed around a central dome and a varying number of semi-domes. [11] This period is also associated with the most famous Ottoman architect, Mimar Sinan (d. 1588).
Mediterranean Revival architecture in the United States (5 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Mediterranean Revival architecture" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Medieval architecture was the art and science of designing and constructing buildings in the Middle Ages. The major styles of the period included pre-Romanesque, Romanesque, and Gothic. In the fifteenth century, architects began to favour classical forms again, in the Renaissance style, marking the end of the medieval period. Many examples of ...
The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250–1800. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300064650. Boykov, Grigor (2013). Mastering the conquered space: resurrection of urban life in Ottoman upper Thrace (14th–17th c) (Thesis). İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University (PhD thesis). hdl:11693/15822. Carswell, John (2006). Iznik Pottery (Second ed ...