Andalusian architecture

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architectural style

Andalusian architecture is a distinctive style that blends Islamic, Christian, and local Iberian influences, characterized by features such as horseshoe arches, intricate tilework, courtyards, and ornamental stucco.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Andalusian architecture canonical 3
Moorish architecture 2
Andalusian architectural style 1

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
developedInPeriod Islamic Spain ⓘ
surface form: Al-Andalus period

Middle Ages ⓘ
Nasrid dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Nasrid period

Reconquista ⓘ
surface form: Reconquista period

Umayyad conquest of Hispania ⓘ
surface form: Umayyad rule in Iberia
emphasizes climatic adaptation to heat ⓘ
ornamental surface treatment ⓘ
privacy of domestic spaces ⓘ
symbolic and religious inscriptions ⓘ
hasCharacteristic calligraphic decoration ⓘ
courtyard-centered floor plans ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
decorative brickwork ⓘ
flat or low-pitched roofs ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
horseshoe arches ⓘ
integration of garden and architecture ⓘ
interior patios ⓘ
intricate tilework ⓘ
lattice screens ⓘ
multi-lobed arches ⓘ
muqarnas decoration ⓘ
ornamental stucco ⓘ
polylobed windows ⓘ
ribbed domes ⓘ
slender columns ⓘ
use of brick as structural material ⓘ
use of carved plaster ⓘ
use of carved stone ⓘ
use of colored glazed tiles ⓘ
use of water features ⓘ
use of wooden balconies ⓘ
whitewashed walls ⓘ
wooden ceilings ⓘ
hasNotableExample Alcazaba of Almería ⓘ
Alcazaba of Málaga ⓘ
Royal Alcázar of Seville ⓘ
surface form: Alcázar of Seville

Alhambra ⓘ
Casa de Pilatos ⓘ
Generalife ⓘ
Giralda ⓘ
Great Mosque of Córdoba ⓘ
Medina Azahara ⓘ
Great Mosque of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form: Mezquita–Cathedral of Córdoba

Palace of Charles V in Granada ⓘ
influencedBy Christian architecture ⓘ
Iberian vernacular architecture ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ
mainRegion Andalusia ⓘ
relatedStyle Islamic architecture of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Moorish architecture ⓘ
Mudéjar architecture ⓘ
typicalBuildingType bathhouse ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ
church ⓘ
courtyard house ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
monastery ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
palace ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Medina of Tetouan → architecturalStyle → Andalusian architecture ⓘ
Umayyad architecture → influenced → Andalusian architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moorish architecture
Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca → architecturalStyle → Andalusian architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mudéjar architecture
Great Mosque of Córdoba → architecturalStyle → Andalusian architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moorish architecture
Islamic West → culturalFeature → Andalusian architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andalusian architectural style
Andalusian Gardens → hasStyle → Andalusian architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andalusian garden style
Almohad architecture → influenced → Andalusian architecture ⓘ
Maghrebi architecture → influencedBy → Andalusian architecture ⓘ