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Moorish architecture is a style within Islamic ... 234–236 Mosque architecture in Algiers during this period demonstrates ... General characteristics
The "Moorish" garden structures built at Sheringham Park in Norfolk, ca. 1812, were an unusual touch at the time, a parallel to chinoiserie, as a dream vision of fanciful whimsy, not meant to be taken seriously; however, as early as 1826, Edward Blore used Islamic arches, domes of various size and shapes and other details of Near Eastern Islamic architecture to great effect in his design for ...
A ṣaḥn (Arabic: صحن) is the formal courtyard found in almost every mosque in Islamic architecture. The courtyards are open to the sky and surrounded on all sides by structures with halls and rooms, and often a shaded semi-open arcade riwaq. A mosque courtyard is used for performing ablutions and as a patio for rest or gathering.
The mosque was converted to a church in 1702, after Habsburg-Hungarian troops reconquered the city. The minaret was destroyed by the Jesuits in 1766. One of the largest Ottoman constructions remaining in Hungary, the building still retains many Turkish architectural characteristics. [26] Shrine of Our Lady of Europe: Europa Point: Gibraltar: 1309
The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz is a Catholic chapel and former mosque located in Toledo, Spain. It is one of the ten mosques that existed in the city during the Moorish period. Originally known as the Mezquita Bab al-Mardum , its name was derived from the nearby city gate, Bab al-Mardum .
General territorial control of the Hafsids and their western neighbours, the Zayyanids (Ziyanids) and Marinids. Prior to the Hafsid period, the architecture of the Almohads – along with that of the Almoravids who preceded them in the western Maghreb – is considered one of the most formative stages of "Moorish" or western Islamic architecture, establishing many of the forms and motifs that ...
Remains of mihrab of former main mosque at the Cathedral of Ronda [4]: 212 Seville. Giralda: former minaret of the Almohad Great Mosque of Seville (now the Seville Cathedral) Torre del Oro: Almohad defensive tower in Seville; Alcazar of Seville: mostly rebuilt under Christian rule but in Moorish style, with the help of craftsmen from Granada [27]
In the Iberian Peninsula it reached a creative pinnacle in Moorish architecture during the Nasrid dynasty (1238–1492), who built the Alhambra. [8] Mudejar architecture also made broad use of such decoration. [9] [10] The Spanish term yesería is sometimes used in the context of Islamic and Mudéjar architecture in Spain. [9] [11]