2841 x 3643 px | 24,1 x 30,8 cm | 9,5 x 12,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
2011
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Moorish architecture is the western term used to describe the articulated Berber-Islamic architecture of North Africa and Al-Andalus. Characteristic elements include muqarnas, horseshoe arches, voussoirs, domes, crenellated arches, lancet arches, ogee arches, courtyards, and decorative tile work. Moorish Revival or Neo-Moorish is one of the exotic revival architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of the Romanticist fascination with all things oriental. It reached the height of its popularity after the mid-nineteenth century, part of a widening vocabulary of articulated decorative ornament drawn from historical sources beyond familiar classical and Gothic modes. Little distinction was made in European and American practice between motifs drawn from Ottoman Turkey or from Andalusia.
