- The
alfiz (Spanish: [alˈfiθ], from
Andalusi Arabic الحِيْز alḥíz, from
Standard Arabic الحَيِّز alḥáyyiz,
meaning 'the container';) is an architectural...
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weight of the dome and
concentrating it onto the pillars.[citation needed]
Alfiz, an area encomp****ing the
spandrels and voussoirs,
sometimes also extending...
- of the
Kufic inscriptions in the
mosaics of the
alfiz above the
mihrab The
blind arcade above the
alfiz, with
mosaics Interior of the
mihrab and its s****-shaped...
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horseshoe arches prominently and ubiquitously,
often enclosing them in an
alfiz (rectangular frame) to
accentuate the
effect of its shape.: 45 This can...
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Yemeni Nabataean Umayyad Abbasid Fatimid Moorish Mamluk Features Ablaq Alfiz Arabesque Arabic dome Banna'i
Gardens Girih Horseshoe arch Howz Hypostyle...
- de Tena,
Consuelo and Mena, Manuela. Guía
actualizada del Prado. Madrid:
Alfiz 1985.
Rumeu de Armas, Antonio.
Origen y fundación del
Museo del Prado. Madrid:...
- wide
polyhedral lobes and end in
separate pointed,
multilobed arches whose alfiz is
decorated by
complex lacing and
arabesque reliefs. In addition, all the...
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Yemeni Nabataean Umayyad Abbasid Fatimid Moorish Mamluk Features Ablaq Alfiz Arabesque Arabic dome Banna'i
Gardens Girih Horseshoe arch Howz Hypostyle...
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Yemeni Nabataean Umayyad Abbasid Fatimid Moorish Mamluk Features Ablaq Alfiz Arabesque Arabic dome Banna'i
Gardens Girih Horseshoe arch Howz Hypostyle...
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decorated with a
polylobed moulding with
glazed tiles inside a
rectangular alfiz frame.
Inside the gate's p****age is a dome that is
painted to
simulate the...
