Moorish revival
19th century style inspired by Turkish Ottoman and Andalusian buildings
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Aranjuez | Gabinete arabe in Aranjuez Royal Palace. | |
Florence | synagogue | |
Kraków | Temple Synagogue | |
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape | Lednice minaret | |
Nice | Hotel Alhambra | |
Oporto | Palácio da Bolsa - Arab room | |
Prague | Spanish synagogue | |
Rabat | "Designed by French architects, influenced by the styles of the medina, the Habous de Diour Jamaâ quarter is an emblematic and well-preserved example of a style which may be termed neo-Moorish." (AB ev) | |
Rome | Tempio Maggiore | |
Route of Santiago de Compostela | Episcopal Palace in Astorga | |
St. Petersburg | Arab (or Moorish) Room in the Yusupov Palace | |
Works of Antoni Gaudí |
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