Saadian Tombs
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The Saadian Tombs are a historic royal necropolis in Marrakesh, Morocco, located on the south side of the Kasbah Mosque, inside the royal kasbah district of the city. They date to the time of the Saad
The Chamber of the Twelve Columns, the mausoleum of Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur
View of the older eastern mausoleum (right), built up against the outer walls of the Kasbah Mosque
View through an archway towards the tombs of Muhammad al-Shaykh and Lalla Mas'uda
The Chamber of the Twelve Columns. Of the three large tombstones in the center, the one in the middle belongs to Ahmad al-Mansur, the one on the right belongs to Sultan Moulay Zidan, and the one on the left belongs to Sultan Muhammad al-Sheikh al-Saghir.
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)