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fragments are painted with images of musicians and other figures. Ibn Mardanish also constructed what is now known as the Castillejo de Monteagudo, a hilltop castle and fortified palace outside the city that is one of the best-preserved examples of Almoravid-era architecture in the Iberian Peninsula.
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configuration, of which variations are found throughout the medieval period of the Maghreb and Al-Andalus, as well as in the Middle East. The gate's passage turns 90 degrees to the right and then 90 degrees to the left, with the two exits/entrances parallel to each other, flanked by two large square
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The Almoravids also built many fortifications, although most of these in turn were demolished or modified by the Almohads and later dynasties. The new capital, Marrakesh, initially had no city walls but a fortress known as the Ksar el-Hajjar ("Fortress of Stone") was built by the city's founder, Abu
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Another high point of Almoravid architecture is the intricate ribbed dome in front of the mihrab of the Great Mosque of Tlemcen, which likely traces its origins to the 10th-century ribbed domes of the Great Mosque of CĂłrdoba. The structure of the dome is strictly ornamental, consisting of multiple
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and the use of pillars instead of columns in mosques. Stucco-carved decoration began to appear more and more as part of these compositions and would become even more elaborate in subsequent periods. Almoravid patronage thus marks a period of transition for architecture in the region, setting the
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The Almoravids made use of Andalusi craftsmen throughout their realms, thus helping to spread the highly ornate architectural style of al-Andalus to North Africa. Almoravid architecture assimilated the motifs and innovations of Andalusi architecture, such as the complex interlacing arches of the
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fortifications, as well as an apparent need to build quickly during times of crisis. The walls of Tlemcen (present-day Algeria) were likewise partly built by the Almoravids, using a mix of rubble stone at the base and rammed earth above.
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ribs or intersecting arches forming a twelve-pointed star pattern. It is also partly see-through, allowing some outside light to filter through a screen of pierced and carved arabesque decoration that fills the spaces between the ribs.
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is one of the few Almoravid monuments in Marrakesh surviving, and is notable for its highly ornate interior dome with carved stucco decoration, complex arch shapes, and minor
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It has a rectangular plan and contained a large riad garden courtyard with symmetrical reception halls facing each other across the long axis of the garden.
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bastions. This specific plan is unique in Marrakesh but is characteristically Almoravid, perhaps representing an evolved version of previous gate plans.
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revealed the remains of a domestic complex or settlement dating from the Almoravid period or even earlier. It consisted of several houses, two
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of Marrakesh today. The medina's main gates were also first built at this time, although many of them have since been significantly modified.
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Great Mosque in Cordoba and of the Aljaferia palace in Zaragoza, but it also introduced new ornamental techniques from the east, such as
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In domestic architecture, none of the Almoravid palaces or residences have survived, and they are known only through texts and
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The possible remains of a stone tower or gate, identified by some as part of the Almoravid palace-fortress, the Ksar al-Hajjar
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The Almoravid period, along with the subsequent Almohad period, is considered one of the most formative stages of Moorish and
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Kubisch, Natascha (2011). "Almoravids and Almohads: Architecture". In Hattstein, Markus; Delius, Peter (eds.).
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Perez, Manuel Casamar (1992). "The Almoravids and Almohads: An Introduction". In Dodds, Jerrilynn D. (ed.).
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The central nave of the expanded Qarawiyyin Mosque notably features the earliest full-fledged example of
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Tabbaa, Yasser (2008). "Andalusian roots and Abbasid homage in the Qubbat al-Barudiyyin in Marrakesh".
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The two centers of artistic production in the Islamic west before the rise of the Almoravids were
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vaults appeared in distant Iraq – has been noted by architectural historians as surprising.
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Maroc Almoravide et Almohade: Architecture et décors au temps des conquérants, 1055-1269
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La médina de Marrakech: Formation des espaces urbains d'une ancienne capitale du Maroc
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Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700-1800
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featuring Kufic and cursive Arabic inscriptions as well as vegetal motifs such as
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and instead prioritized a greater balance between proportions and ornamentation.
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Bakr ibn Umar, in order to house the treasury and serve as an initial residence.
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in Spanish) are part of the present-day Monastery of Santa Clara in Murcia. The
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continued to develop some of the same trends in the Maghreb and al-Andalus.
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vaults at such an early date – only several decades after the first simple
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Tabbaa, Yasser (1985). "The Muqarnas Dome: Its Origin and Meaning".
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garden (an interior garden symmetrically divided into four parts).
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Lintz, Yannick; Déléry, Claire; Tuil Leonetti, Bulle, eds. (2014).
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Bab Doukkala, one of the original gates of Marrakesh (circa 1126)
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corresponds to a period from the 11th to 12th centuries when the
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vaulting in the western Islamic world. The complexity of these
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Eventually, circa 1126, Ali Ibn Yusuf also constructed a
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are important examples of Almoravid architecture. The
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Edinburgh University Press. 571: 517: 439:Minbar of the Kutubiyya Mosque 302:, southeast of Marrakesh, and 196:vault in the Qarawiyyin Mosque 1: 444: 363:Archeological Museum of Rabat 51:(a large part of present-day 2395:Sudano-Sahelian architecture 873:Barrucand & Bednorz 1992 646:Barrucand & Bednorz 1992 449: 7: 1159:Bloom, Jonathan M. (2020). 1138:Bennison, Amira K. (2016). 465:Islam: Art and Architecture 432: 412:, the independent ruler of 10: 2504: 1763:Islamic geometric patterns 1202:. Paris: Louvre Ă©ditions. 1112: 863:, pp. 17, 46, 89, 98. 728:10.3989/alqantara.2015.007 140:, remodeled in 1136 under 124: 74: 2455:Petersen, Andrew (1996). 2408: 2352: 2321: 2295: 2245: 2197:Dar al-Shifa (Bimaristan) 2174: 2058: 2051: 1977: 1934: 1883: 1831: 1709: 1625: 1576: 1514: 1503: 1484: 1477: 1313: 1257:Wilbaux, Quentin (2001). 1242:10.1163/22118993-90000196 1189:Marçais, Georges (1954). 1180:Deverdun, Gaston (1959). 1165:. 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Index


Almoravid Qubba
Almoravids
Maghreb
Morocco
Algeria
al-Andalus
Spain
Portugal
Moorish (or western Islamic) architecture
Almohads
Almohad architecture
Moroccan architecture
Caliphate of CĂłrdoba
Kairouan
CĂłrdoba
Marrakesh
Battle of Sagrajas
muqarnas
lambrequin arch

Mihrab
Great Mosque of Tlemcen
Ali ibn Yusuf
multifoil arch
carved stucco
Great Mosque
Algiers
Great Mosque of Tlemcen
al-Qarawiyyin

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