Maghrebi architecture
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Maghrebi architecture is a regional style of Islamic architecture found in North Africa, characterized by features such as horseshoe arches, intricate geometric and arabesque decoration, courtyards, and the use of materials like stucco, tile, and carved wood.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hafsid architecture | 1 |
| Islamic archaeological heritage of North Africa | 1 |
| Islamic heritage of Algeria | 1 |
| Maghreb architecture | 1 |
| Maghrebi architecture canonical | 1 |
| Marinid architecture | 1 |
| Moroccan architecture | 1 |
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Target entity: Maghrebi architecture Context triple: [Medina of Essaouira, architecturalStyle, Maghrebi architecture]
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Mediterranean architecture
Mediterranean architecture is a regional style characterized by stucco walls, red-tile roofs, arches, and open courtyards inspired by the coastal climates and building traditions of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
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Andalusian architecture
Andalusian architecture is a distinctive style that blends Islamic, Christian, and local Iberian influences, characterized by features such as horseshoe arches, intricate tilework, courtyards, and ornamental stucco.
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Umayyad architecture
Umayyad architecture is an early Islamic architectural style, flourishing in the 7th–8th centuries, characterized by grand mosques and palaces that blend Byzantine and Sassanian influences with new Islamic forms.
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Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture is a rich architectural tradition of the Islamic world characterized by features such as domes, minarets, courtyards, intricate geometric and arabesque decoration, and calligraphy, seen in mosques, madrasas, palaces, and other structures across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond.
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Moorish Revival
Moorish Revival is an architectural style inspired by medieval Islamic and North African design, characterized by features such as horseshoe arches, ornate tilework, and intricate geometric ornamentation.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maghrebi architecture Target entity description: Maghrebi architecture is a regional style of Islamic architecture found in North Africa, characterized by features such as horseshoe arches, intricate geometric and arabesque decoration, courtyards, and the use of materials like stucco, tile, and carved wood.
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Almohad architecture
Almohad architecture is a medieval Islamic architectural style that flourished in the 12th–13th centuries in North Africa and al-Andalus, characterized by massive fortress-like structures, horseshoe and polylobed arches, austere ornamentation, and prominent minarets.
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Mediterranean architecture
Mediterranean architecture is a regional style characterized by stucco walls, red-tile roofs, arches, and open courtyards inspired by the coastal climates and building traditions of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
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Andalusian architecture
Andalusian architecture is a distinctive style that blends Islamic, Christian, and local Iberian influences, characterized by features such as horseshoe arches, intricate tilework, courtyards, and ornamental stucco.
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Umayyad architecture
Umayyad architecture is an early Islamic architectural style, flourishing in the 7th–8th centuries, characterized by grand mosques and palaces that blend Byzantine and Sassanian influences with new Islamic forms.
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Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture is a rich architectural tradition of the Islamic world characterized by features such as domes, minarets, courtyards, intricate geometric and arabesque decoration, and calligraphy, seen in mosques, madrasas, palaces, and other structures across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond.
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Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic architecture
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architectural style ⓘ regional architecture ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
caravanserais
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fortifications ⓘ houses ⓘ madrasas ⓘ mosques ⓘ palaces ⓘ |
| countryOrRegion |
North Africa
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surface form:
Maghreb
North Africa ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Arab-Berber civilization
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Berber cultures ⓘ Islam in North Africa ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
Islamic Golden Age
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medieval period ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arabesque ornament
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calligraphic decoration ⓘ carved stucco ⓘ carved wood ⓘ courtyard gardens ⓘ courtyard mosques ⓘ courtyards ⓘ fortified city walls ⓘ fountains ⓘ geometric ornament ⓘ horseshoe arches ⓘ hypostyle prayer halls ⓘ lambrequin arches ⓘ merlons ⓘ muqarnas decoration ⓘ ornamental doorways ⓘ polylobed arches ⓘ riads ⓘ square minarets ⓘ zellij tilework ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Andalusian architecture
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Arab architecture ⓘ Berber architecture ⓘ Byzantine architecture ⓘ Islamic architecture ⓘ Ottoman architecture ⓘ Roman architecture ⓘ |
| notableExample |
al-Qarawiyyin Mosque
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surface form:
Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque
Alhambra ⓘ Almohad minarets ⓘ Great Mosque of Kairouan ⓘ Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
surface form:
Kutubiyya Mosque
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| relatedStyle |
Andalusian-Maghrebi architecture
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Moorish architecture ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Algeria
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Libya ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Morocco ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
brick
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carved wood ⓘ glazed ceramic tile ⓘ marble ⓘ plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ tile ⓘ |
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Subject: Maghrebi architecture Description of subject: Maghrebi architecture is a regional style of Islamic architecture found in North Africa, characterized by features such as horseshoe arches, intricate geometric and arabesque decoration, courtyards, and the use of materials like stucco, tile, and carved wood.
Referenced by (7)
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