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Buinaniya Madrasa | Hegira 751–6 / AD 1351–6Marinid | Fez (Old Town / medina), Morocco | The walls of the courtyard are covered with richly sculpted plasterwork above the ceramic plinths. |
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi | Hegira 109 / AD 727Umayyad | Syrian Desert, Syria | The portico is clad with plasterwork panels with geometric designs (squares, rhomboids, circles, hexagons) that frame sections of floral decoration.Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
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Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi | Hegira 109 / AD 727Umayyad | Syrian Desert, Syria | The portico is clad with plasterwork panels with geometric designs (squares, rhomboids, circles, hexagons) that frame sections of floral decoration. | |
Zisa | 1165-1180Norman | Palermo, Sicily, Italy | Small, differently shaped prisms are combined to create a three-dimensional architectural element.Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
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Zisa | 1165-1180Norman | Palermo, Sicily, Italy | Small, differently shaped prisms are combined to create a three-dimensional architectural element. | |
Fragment of a frieze | Hegira 296–467 / AD 909–1074Rustamids of Sedrata | National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts Algiers, Algeria | This frieze, which separate the roof from the wall, has an epigraphic band with the word baraka (blessing) repeated in kufic characters. |
Teak Panel | Hegira 3rd / AD 9th centuryAbbasid | The British Museum London, England, United Kingdom | Geometric decoration was also used on wooden objects, such as the doors or on pieces of furniture. |