Fatimid architecture
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Fatimid architecture, developed in the Fatimid Caliphate of North Africa, combined elements of eastern and western architecture, drawing on Abbasid architecture, Byzantine, Ancient Egyptian, Coptic ar
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Al Azhar Mosque
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1830 view of the gate of Bab al-Nasr, Cairo, built by Badr al-Jamali in 1087
Cappella Palatina
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The Palatine Chapel /ˈpælətaɪn ˈtʃæpəl/ is the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily. This building is a mixture of Byzantine, Norman, and Fatimid architectural styles, showing the tric
Fatimid architecture
…architecture where their presence would have been taboo. It is generally believed that the painted decoration of the muqarnas ceiling of the Norman-built Cappella Palatina (12th century) in Palermo, Sicily, which includes figural images, was adopted from the style and techniques of the Fatimid court. The palaces of the…
Fatimid arches and Byzantine mosaics complement each other within the Palatine Chapel.
Mosaic in the Palatine Chapel
Muqarnas in the Cappella Palatina
Muqarnas in the Cappella Palatina