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Figure 1 - White horse arches raised on elegant piers were used for the aisles intersecting with other polylobed ones of the transverse arcades. The result achieved a great aesthetic impact.
The Great Mosque of Tlemcen
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The Great Mosque of Tlemcen as a whole is an architectural...
Figure 1. The Palace complex showing different sections of the plan.
Khirbat Al-Mafjar, Palace (740 -750)
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Khirbat Palace remains a unique example of Umayyad luxury...
Figure 1. The Hamdanid nafourah, ablution fountain and its dome were constructed by Kara'wih, the servant of Sayf Al-Dawlah in 354 AH
The Great Mosque of Aleppo
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Built by the Umayyad Caliph Suleyman in 717 CE and altered...
Figure 1. Plan of Mshatta Palace.
Mshatta Palace, Jordan; 743-744 CE
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Msatta is a renowned Ummayad palace with spectacular...
The Mosque of Djenne, Mali
West African Mosque Architecture - A Brief Introduction
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Mosques built in parts of the Muslim world where Arabs...
