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10 Cards in this Set
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Ogival arch |
A rounded arch that rises to point. |
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Horror vacui |
The use of all over pattern. |
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Calligraphy |
Beautiful writing. |
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Minaret |
A tower in a mosque complex used to call the faithful to prayer. |
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Qibla |
The wall in a mosque that is oriented facing Mecca. |
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Mihrab |
The qibla wall apse. |
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Forecourt |
The open air courtyard, usually enclosed by a peristyle, in front of the mosque. |
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Arabesque |
A curvilinear or arch line. |
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Hypostyle Mosque |
A mosque that employs a hypostyle hall rather than a central plan. |
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Tilework |
Decorative adornment using cry tiles. Ceramic sheets of singular colors are fired and then cut into pieces that can be inlayed in a mosaic like fashion. Cuerda seca tilework employs the use of polychromed patterned tiles. |
