Hejazi architecture

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architectural style
gptkbp:buildingType markets
mosques
residential houses
gptkbp:climateAdaptation shaded balconies
ventilation features
gptkbp:conservationStatus many buildings preserved in Jeddah
gptkbp:country gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:culturalSignificance reflects cosmopolitan history of Hejaz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hejazi architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy Islamic architecture
Ottoman architecture
Red Sea trading cultures
gptkbp:material wood
plaster
coral stone
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Mecca
gptkb:Medina
Jeddah
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Nassif_House
Al-Baghdadi House
gptkbp:notableFeature intricate woodwork
mashrabiya
rawashin
coral stone construction
decorative wooden lattice windows
gptkbp:period 19th century
early 20th century
pre-modern era
gptkbp:region gptkb:Hejaz
gptkbp:roofType flat roofs
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Jeddah
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Najdi_architecture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7