Lambrequin arch
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The lambrequin arch, is a type of arch with an ornate profile of lobes and points. It is especially characteristic of Moorish architecture in North Africa and present-day Spain. The muqarnas arch, who
A lambrequin arch in the Mosque of Tinmal (12th century)
Example of mixtilinear arches (left and center) in the Aljaferia of Zaragoza (11th century, Taifa period)
Lambrequin arches around the mihrab of the Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fes, from the Almoravid period (early 12th century)
Lambrequin arches in the qibla aisle of the Tinmal Mosque (mid-12th century, Almohad period)
Tinmal Mosque
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The Tinmal Mosque or Great Mosque of Tinmal is a 12th-century mosque located in the village of Tinmel in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Although no longer operating as a mosque today, its remain
The mosque in 2018
View of the mosque perched above the village of Tinmel
View of the mosque's southeast side (behind the qibla wall) and the partly-collapsed minaret tower (September 2023)
View of the mosque's northeast side (September 2023)