Muqarnas

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architectural style
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs stalactite vault
gptkbp:etymology Arabic word for stalactite vault
gptkbp:function decorative transition between architectural elements
ornamental vaulting
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Muqarnas
gptkbp:location domes
minarets
entrances
corners
half-domes
mihrabs
gptkbp:material gptkb:brick
gptkb:stone
wood
plaster
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Jameh_Mosque_of_Isfahan
gptkb:Alhambra
gptkb:Sultan_Hassan_Mosque
gptkb:Shah_Mosque
gptkb:Al-Azhar_Mosque
gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Cordoba
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Iran
10th century
gptkbp:relatedTo Islamic geometric patterns
ornamental architecture
honeycomb work
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Persian_architecture
gptkb:Maghrebi_architecture
Islamic architecture
Ottoman architecture
Moorish architecture
Mamluk architecture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iranian_Mosques
gptkb:Architecture_arabe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7