A riwaq (or rivaq, Arabic: رواق riwāq or ruwāq) is an arcade or portico (if in front of entrances) open on at least one side. It is an architectural design...
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Riwaq may refer to: Riwaq (arcade) or rivaq, an arcade in Islamic architecture Riwaq (organization), a center on the West Bank for the preservation of...
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traditional mosques have a large central sahn, which is surrounded by a riwaq or arcade on all sides. In traditional Islamic design, residences and neighborhoods...
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based in Ramallah and owes its name mainly to a riwaq, which is an arcade in Islamic architecture. Riwaq was founded by Suad Amiry in 1991 amongst a group...
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Passive cooling Hypostyle Howz (fountain type) Jharokha Kucheh Mashrabiya Riwaq (arcade) Sahn (courtyard) Salsabil (fountain) Shabestan Shading Umbrellas Windcatcher...
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Passive cooling Hypostyle Howz (fountain type) Jharokha Kucheh Mashrabiya Riwaq (arcade) Sahn (courtyard) Salsabil (fountain) Shabestan Shading Umbrellas Windcatcher...
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Passive cooling Hypostyle Howz (fountain type) Jharokha Kucheh Mashrabiya Riwaq (arcade) Sahn (courtyard) Salsabil (fountain) Shabestan Shading Umbrellas Windcatcher...
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the Arab Bank. To its east, it joins the Ḥaram compound's west wall's riwāq (arcade), which includes the Cotton Merchants' Gate to the south. It is immediately...
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Passive cooling Hypostyle Howz (fountain type) Jharokha Kucheh Mashrabiya Riwaq (arcade) Sahn (courtyard) Salsabil (fountain) Shabestan Shading Umbrellas Windcatcher...
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compound's west wall's riwāq (arcade), which includes the Ablution Gate (and the Cotton Merchants' Gate farther north). Beyond the riwaq, to its east, is the...
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ṣuḥoon, or internal courtyards with fountains and plants, enveloped by riwaq (arcades) on the first and second floors. There is Venetian inspiration in the...
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Architecture. There is an iwan and a dome in the middle of each riwaq. The arches on each riwaq are roughly 12ft in height with a width of 16.5ft.There are...
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Under his direction, a riwaq for blind students was added in 1735. He also sponsored the rebuilding of the Turkish and Syrian riwaqs, both of which had originally...
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June 2021. The Mosque of Amir al-Maridani is built with both hypostyle and riwaq plans, similar to the sultan's mosque in the Citadel, with a dome above...
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classic rectangular peristyle form, lined on each side with an arcaded and domed portico (or riwaq). There are a total of 26 columns supporting the porticos...
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the courtyard has restored it to its consistent Umayyad-era levels. Arcades (riwaq) surround the courtyard supported by alternating stone columns and piers...
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Tomb of Benjamin. In 1808, a riwāq or arcaded prayer hall was constructed, according to a now vanished inscription. This riwāq occupies the south side of...
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of Jerusalem. On the north and west it is bordered by two long porticos (riwaq), built during the Mamluk period. A number of other structures were also...
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After passing this gateway, you have on the right two great colonnades (Riwaq), each of which has nine-and-twenty marble pillars, whose capitals and bases...
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used for ablution ("wudu"). The courtyard is surrounded by an arcade of domed cells ("riwaq"), which were used as sleeping rooms by students and scholars...
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courtyard is surrounded on the north and west by two Mamluk-era porticos (riwaq) and four minarets. The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism, and...
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porticos or arcades (riwaqs) on all four sides, an arrangement typical of mosques in the region. The northern portico consists of an arcade resting stone...
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Andalusi literature and the Arthurian tradition in the Iberian Peninsula". ARCADE. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 2020-08-09. "The Study of al-Andalus — Michelle...
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(sahn) enclosed by four arcades (riwaqs). There are three main entrances with the main portal opening into the western arcade. The latter consists of...
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Ridge castle Ridge-post framing Ridge turret Rim joist Rinceau Ringfort Riwaq Rocca Rock castle Rock-cut architecture Rock-cut architecture of Cappadocia...
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vehicular traffic. Markets and retail in general: Marketplace Shopping mall Arcade – a covered passageway with stores along one or both sides. History of marketing...
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externally. Called a tiburio, this tower-like structure often had a blind arcade near the roof. Romanesque domes were typically octagonal in plan and used...
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of Umayyad caliph Hishām I. It had a stone pavilion in the center with arcades surrounding the pavilion. It is believed to be the earliest example of...
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followed the hypostyle plan, where a central courtyard was surrounded by arcades with their roofs usually supported by keel arches, initially resting on...
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tower detached from the curtain wall and connected to it by a bridge or an arcade. They were built by Muslims when they occupied the Iberian Peninsula between...
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