Almohad architecture
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Almohad architecture is a medieval Islamic architectural style that flourished in the 12th–13th centuries in North Africa and al-Andalus, characterized by massive fortress-like structures, horseshoe and polylobed arches, austere ornamentation, and prominent minarets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Almohad architecture canonical | 10 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ medieval architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Almohad dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almohad Caliphate
|
| associatedWithRuler |
Abd al-Mu’min
ⓘ
surface form:
Abd al-Mu'min
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
surface form:
Yaqub al-Mansur
|
| characterizedBy |
austere ornamentation
ⓘ
brick and stone construction ⓘ courtyard mosques ⓘ geometric ornament ⓘ horseshoe arches ⓘ large hypostyle prayer halls ⓘ limited figurative decoration ⓘ massive buttresses ⓘ massive fortress-like walls ⓘ merloned ramparts ⓘ monumental gateways ⓘ muqarnas vaulting ⓘ polylobed arches ⓘ prominent minarets ⓘ rammed earth (tabiya) walls ⓘ sebka decoration ⓘ square-plan minarets ⓘ stucco decoration ⓘ superposed blind arches ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
austerity in decoration
ⓘ
emphasis on verticality in minarets ⓘ monumentality ⓘ structural clarity ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| follows | Almoravid architecture ⓘ |
| geographicCenter |
Marrakesh
ⓘ
Rabat ⓘ Seville ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Royal Alcázar of Seville
ⓘ
surface form:
Alcázar of Seville (Almohad phases)
Almohad walls of Rabat ⓘ Bab Agnaou ⓘ Bab er-Rouah ⓘ Giralda ⓘ Hassan Tower ⓘ Kasbah Mosque ⓘ
surface form:
Kasbah Mosque of Marrakesh
Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
surface form:
Kutubiyya Mosque
Tinmal Mosque ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andalusian architecture
ⓘ
Marinid architecture ⓘ Moroccan architecture ⓘ Mudéjar architecture ⓘ Moorish architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Nasrid architecture
|
| influencedBy | Almoravid architecture ⓘ |
| religiousBranch |
Sunni Islam
ⓘ
reformist Almohad movement ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingType |
city gate
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ mosque ⓘ palace ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Morocco
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ Spain ⓘ Andalusia ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.