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I searched in this section and i didn't found any Thread about The Moorish/Neo-Moorish architecture around the world... Let's share photos of this awesome architectural style :
Moorish Architecture :
The Moorish architecture is the articulated Berber–Islamic architecture of West North Africa (Morocco and west Algeria), Al-Andalus (Spain), and Al-Garb Al-Andalus (Portugal).
Example, Al Hambra, Granada, Spain :
Moorish Revival Architecture :
European Style :
American Style :
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Palace of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
But this revival style isn't limited only in Europe or America it's also present in the countries's who created the classical Moorish style :
Morocco :
Algeria :
More photos coming soon :)
I searched in this section and i didn't found any Thread about The Moorish/Neo-Moorish architecture around the world... Let's share photos of this awesome architectural style :
Moorish Architecture :
The Moorish architecture is the articulated Berber–Islamic architecture of West North Africa (Morocco and west Algeria), Al-Andalus (Spain), and Al-Garb Al-Andalus (Portugal).
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Moorish architecture is named after the Moors, North African people who conquered the Iberian Peninsula and many islands in the Western Mediterranean beginning in the 700s. The Moors controlled what is now Spain, Portugal, and the Pyrenees region of France for hundreds of years. The Moors were Muslim and influenced by the Islamic architecture that developed in the Middle East. Although mosques are the most common examples of Moorish architecture, motifs spread to the design of homes and places of businesses. One of the most famous examples of Moorish architecture, the Mezquita or Grand Mosque of Cordoba, Spain, is today the region's Catholic cathedral. National Geographic |
Moorish Revival Architecture :
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Moorish Revival or Neo-Moorish is one of the exotic revival architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of the Romanticist fascination with all things oriental. It reached the height of its popularity after the mid-nineteenth century, part of a widening vocabulary of articulated decorative ornament drawn from historical sources beyond familiar classical and Gothic modes. Little distinction was made in European and American practice between motifs drawn from Ottoman Turkey or from Andalusia. Wikipedia |
American Style :
Palace of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
But this revival style isn't limited only in Europe or America it's also present in the countries's who created the classical Moorish style :
Morocco :
Algeria :
More photos coming soon :)