Arab Room

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The Arab Room is an ornately decorated, Middle Eastern–inspired interior in Cardiff Castle, renowned for its intricate gilded ceiling and exotic, opulent design.

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Arab Room canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic room ⓘ
ornate interior room ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architect William Burges ⓘ
architecturalStyle Moorish Revival ⓘ
Orientalist ⓘ
colorScheme gold-dominated palette ⓘ
rich polychrome ⓘ
commissionedBy John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute ⓘ
completionDate late 19th century ⓘ
constructionStart late 19th century ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
decorativeTheme Arabian ⓘ
Islamic ⓘ
designedBy William Burges ⓘ
hasPart Arabic-style ornamentation ⓘ
calligraphic-style decoration ⓘ
decorative tiles ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
gilded ceiling ⓘ
intricate woodwork ⓘ
stained glass windows ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Grade I listed Cardiff Castle ⓘ
inspiredBy Islamic art ⓘ
Middle Eastern architecture ⓘ
interiorDesignType Middle Eastern–inspired interior ⓘ
knownFor exotic design ⓘ
intricate gilded ceiling ⓘ
opulent decoration ⓘ
rich use of gold leaf ⓘ
locatedIn Cardiff ⓘ
Cardiff Castle ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
materialUsed glass ⓘ
gold leaf ⓘ
paint ⓘ
wood ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Victorian reconstruction of Cardiff Castle ⓘ
linked to: Cardiff Castle
patron John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute ⓘ
significance important example of Victorian Orientalism in Britain ⓘ
one of the most elaborate rooms in Cardiff Castle ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedAs reception room ⓘ
state room ⓘ

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Cardiff Castle → hasPart → Arab Room ⓘ