Maghrebi architecture

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Islamic architecture architectural style regional architecture

Maghrebi architecture is a regional style of Islamic architecture found in North Africa, characterized by features such as horseshoe arches, intricate geometric and arabesque decoration, courtyards, and the use of materials like stucco, tile, and carved wood.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Hafsid architecture 1
Islamic archaeological heritage of North Africa 1
Islamic heritage of Algeria 1

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic architecture ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
regional architecture ⓘ
appliedTo caravanserais ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ
houses ⓘ
madrasas ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
palaces ⓘ
countryOrRegion North Africa ⓘ
surface form: Maghreb

North Africa ⓘ
culturalContext Arab-Berber civilization ⓘ
Berber cultures ⓘ
Islam in North Africa ⓘ
developedInPeriod Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
hasCharacteristic arabesque ornament ⓘ
calligraphic decoration ⓘ
carved stucco ⓘ
carved wood ⓘ
courtyard gardens ⓘ
courtyard mosques ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
fortified city walls ⓘ
fountains ⓘ
geometric ornament ⓘ
horseshoe arches ⓘ
hypostyle prayer halls ⓘ
lambrequin arches ⓘ
merlons ⓘ
muqarnas decoration ⓘ
ornamental doorways ⓘ
polylobed arches ⓘ
riads ⓘ
square minarets ⓘ
zellij tilework ⓘ
influencedBy Andalusian architecture ⓘ
Arab architecture ⓘ
Berber architecture ⓘ
Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ
Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Roman architecture ⓘ
notableExample al-Qarawiyyin Mosque ⓘ
surface form: Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque

Alhambra ⓘ
Almohad minarets ⓘ
Great Mosque of Kairouan ⓘ
Koutoubia Mosque ⓘ
surface form: Kutubiyya Mosque
relatedStyle Andalusian-Maghrebi architecture ⓘ
Moorish architecture ⓘ
usedIn Algeria ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
Mauritania ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ
Tunisia ⓘ
usesMaterial brick ⓘ
carved wood ⓘ
glazed ceramic tile ⓘ
marble ⓘ
plaster ⓘ
stone ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
tile ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Medina of Essaouira → architecturalStyle → Maghrebi architecture ⓘ
Chellah necropolis → hasArchitecturalStyle → Maghrebi architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marinid architecture
Medina of Tunis → architecturalStyle → Maghrebi architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hafsid architecture
Moorish Revival → influencedBy → Maghrebi architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maghreb architecture
Emblem of Algeria → symbolizes → Maghrebi architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic heritage of Algeria
Kasbah of Tangier → hasStyle → Maghrebi architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moroccan architecture
Qalʿat Hammad → partOf → Maghrebi architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic archaeological heritage of North Africa