Moorish Revival

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Moorish Revival is an architectural style inspired by medieval Islamic and North African design, characterized by features such as horseshoe arches, ornate tilework, and intricate geometric ornamentation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
historicist style
associatedWith Jewish emancipation-era synagogue building in Europe
Romantic fascination with the Orient
contrastsWith Gothic Revival
surface form: Gothic Revival architecture

Neoclassical architecture
developedInCentury 19th century
emergedAs revival of interest in Islamic art and architecture
flourishedInCentury 19th century
early 20th century
hasCharacteristic arabesque motifs
calligraphic-style decoration in some cases
horseshoe arches
intricate geometric ornamentation
keyhole windows
muqarnas-like ornament
onion domes in some examples
ornate tilework
polychrome decoration
hasRegionalVariant Moorish Revival self-linksurface differs
surface form: Moorish Revival in Central Europe

Moorish Revival in Russia
Moorish Revival in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Moorish Revival in the United Kingdom
Moorish Revival in the United States
influencedBy Alhambra
surface form: Alhambra in Granada

Great Mosque of Córdoba
Maghrebi architecture
surface form: Maghreb architecture

architecture of the Moors in Spain
inspiredBy Moorish architecture
North African architecture
medieval Islamic architecture
notableExample Casino de Madrid
Dohány Street Synagogue
surface form: Dohány Street Synagogue, Budapest

Eldridge Street Synagogue, New York
Great Synagogue of Florence
New Synagogue, Berlin
Royal Pavilion, Brighton
partOf Historicism
surface form: Romanticist historicism
relatedTo Orientalism
exotic revival architecture
timePeriod c. 1830–1910
usedFor casinos
palaces
pavilions at exhibitions
public baths
resort architecture
synagogues
theatres
villas
usesMaterial glazed ceramic tiles
stucco decoration

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Martin Beck Theatre architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
Balboa Park hasArchitecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Fox Theatre architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
subject surface form: Fox Theatre (Detroit)
Byzantine Revival relatedTo Moorish Revival
Medina of Fez architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Marinid architecture
Medina of Fez architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish architecture
Mausoleum of Mohammed V architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Shrine Auditorium architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Stamboli Villa architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
Stamboli Villa category Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Moorish Revival hasRegionalVariant Moorish Revival self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival in Central Europe
Dulber Palace architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
Dulber Palace in Koreiz, Crimea architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
subject surface form: Dulber Palace
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Sarajevo City Hall architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
Arab Room architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
Opa-locka architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
Sofia Synagogue architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
Plant Hall architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
Henry B. Plant Museum architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Wilhelma hasArchitecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Fox Theater Oakland architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
United Palace architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
Kiosco Morisco architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
Kellie’s Castle (near Ipoh) architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
subject surface form: Kellie’s Castle
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
State Theatre (Portland, Maine) architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Teatro Juárez (Guanajuato) architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Turkish Bath Pavilion architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Nimb Hotel architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Great Synagogue architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
subject surface form: Great Synagogue (Dohány Street Synagogue main hall)
Frigyes Feszl movement Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Moorish architecture influenced Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Neo-Moorish architecture
Royal Palace of Casablanca architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Bab Bou Jeloud Gate architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture
Tempel Synagogue architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
Great Synagogue of Florence architecturalStyle Moorish Revival
this entity surface form: Moorish Revival architecture