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 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 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 in Granada
Great Mosque of Córdoba
Maghreb architecture
architecture of the Moors in Spain
inspiredBy Moorish architecture
North African architecture
medieval Islamic architecture
notableExample Casino de Madrid
Dohány Street Synagogue, Budapest
Eldridge Street Synagogue, New York
Great Synagogue of Florence
New Synagogue, Berlin
Royal Pavilion, Brighton
partOf 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

Referenced by (13)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dohány Street Synagogue
Fox Theatre (Detroit)
Martin Beck Theatre
Mausoleum of Mohammed V ("Moorish Revival architecture")
Medina of Fez ("Marinid architecture")
Medina of Fez ("Moorish architecture")
Shrine Auditorium ("Moorish Revival architecture")
Stamboli Villa
architecturalStyle
Stamboli Villa ("Moorish Revival architecture")
category
Balboa Park ("Moorish Revival architecture")
hasArchitecturalStyle
Moorish Revival ("Moorish Revival in Central Europe")
hasRegionalVariant
University of Tampa
PlantHallArchitectureStyle
Byzantine Revival
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