Islamic architectural elements
Influences of Islamic architecture
Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the early history of Islam to the…
Jali
A jali or jaali, (Urdu: جالی Hindi:जाली jālī, meaning "net") is the term for a perforated stone or latticed screen,…
Hasht-Bihisht in Architecture
In architecture Hasht-Bihisht (Persian: هشت بهشت lit. 'Eight Paradises') refers to a specific type of floorplan common in Persian architecture…
Western arabesque
The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and…
Nagash painting
Majlis painting, also called nagash painting, is the decoration of the majlis or front parlor of traditional Arabic homes in…
Islamic geometric patterns
Islamic decoration, which tends to avoid using figurative images, makes frequent use of geometric patterns which have developed over the…