Difference between revisions of "The Alhambra and The Alcazar (Spain)"
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Revision as of 22:07, 12 September 2009
The Palaces
The Alhambra and Reales Alcázeres are palaces in Spain dating to the 14th century. The rulers who had these building constructed were Moors and hence Moslims. Their art consists to a large degree of geometric designs.
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| Palace Window | Wall with decorations |
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Rozettes
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| C2 Rozette | C4 Rozette |
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| Rozette | Rozette |
Border Patterns
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Wallpaper Patterns
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| Carved tiling | Tiling | Tiling |
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| Border Patterns | A mosaic tile | A hexagonal Pattern |
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| Tiling | Tiling | Tiling |
