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    A mashrabiya or mashrabiyya (Arabic: مشربية) is an architectural element which is characteristic of traditional architecture in the Islamic world and beyond...
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    Al-Mashrabiya Building is a building designed by Palestinian architect Senan Abdelqader in the Beit Safafa neighborhood of Jerusalem. It is a contemporary...
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    The structures are thought to have originated as Crusader imitations of mashrabiya. The word derives from the Old French word machecol, mentioned in Medieval...
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    Vermont Brise soleil Jali Lattice tower Lattice truss bridge Lattice stool Mashrabiya Mesh Pergola Reticulum Tessellation Trellis (architecture) Truss Wattle...
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    Sebaldus Church. In Islamic architecture, oriel windows such as the Arabic mashrabiya are frequently made of wood and allow viewing out while restricting visibility...
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    rear garden. Unlike the Roman tablinum, the garden side is closed with a mashrabiya lattice: Ch. 6  (Roman tablinums may have had open-weave curtains[citation...
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    necessarily built projecting out from its wall. Matroneum Bay window Mashrabiya Media related to Jharokhas at Wikimedia Commons ArchNet Dictionary of...
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    traditional Islamic architecture, natural ventilation and inward orientation. Mashrabiya is a traditional element widely used in Saudi Arabia's architecture comprising...
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    modernisation processes in general, and in particular in Palestine. Al-Mashrabiya Building, located in Southern Jerusalem, is a residential and commercial...
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    courtyard gardens with water features, screen walls, reflected light, mashrabiya (the distinctive oriel window with timber latticework) and bad girs (wind-catchers)...
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    inside view Awning Green building List of low-energy building techniques Mashrabiya Pergola Sudare Borden, Gail Peter; Meredith, Michael, eds. (2012). Matter:...
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    architecture and more generally in Indian architecture. It is closely related to mashrabiya in Islamic architecture. According to Yatin Pandya, the jali allows light...
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    ground floor. Oriel windows are seen in Arab architecture in the form of mashrabiya and in Turkish are known as şahnişin or cumba. In Islamic culture, these...
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    Roshan (Arabic: روشان) windows and balconies, which are similar to the Mashrabiya found in Egypt, Iraq and other countries, and to the Gallarija found in...
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    elevation and section levels are: Perforated wooden screen on windows "mashrabiya" Rooftop wind scoop "Malqaf" External house walls and opening characteristics...
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    the city, and Wadi Boweb (وادي بويب), northwest of the city. The oldest Mashrabiya found in Jeddah dates back to the pre-Islamic era. Some believe that Jeddah...
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    Postmodern coffee cup-shaped balconies in Tokyo, Japan Balconing Deck Jharokha Mashrabiya Mezzanine Minstrel's gallery Porch Verandah cf. Old High German balcho...
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    Islamic calligraphy Islamic geometric patterns Islamic ornament Iwan Liwan Mashrabiya Riad Mosaic Multifoil arch Muqarnas Nagash painting Qadad Reflecting pool...
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    courtyard and onto a rear garden court (the garden side being shaded with a mashrabiya lattice). It is designed to capture a cross-draft. The breeze is at least...
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  • local culture, connecting the very modern with ancient Islamic designs (Mashrabiya). Islamic screens were designed to shade the building from high temperatures...
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    The Muxrabija (from the Arabic mashrabiya, peep-box; plural muxrabijet) is a typical element of vernacular Maltese architecture. It consists of an ornate...
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    Islamic calligraphy Islamic geometric patterns Islamic ornament Iwan Liwan Mashrabiya Riad Mosaic Multifoil arch Muqarnas Nagash painting Qadad Reflecting pool...
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    Islamic calligraphy Islamic geometric patterns Islamic ornament Iwan Liwan Mashrabiya Riad Mosaic Multifoil arch Muqarnas Nagash painting Qadad Reflecting pool...
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    Islamic calligraphy Islamic geometric patterns Islamic ornament Iwan Liwan Mashrabiya Riad Mosaic Multifoil arch Muqarnas Nagash painting Qadad Reflecting pool...
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  • banquet hall. It features a facade partially shaded with a blend of Arabic mashrabiya architecture and traditional Hindu designs. White and black marble statues...
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    vestibule) Entrance to the central courtyard adorned with cedar wood screen (mashrabiya) and carved stucco around the archway Carved stucco and wood decoration...
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    Islamic calligraphy Islamic geometric patterns Islamic ornament Iwan Liwan Mashrabiya Riad Mosaic Multifoil arch Muqarnas Nagash painting Qadad Reflecting pool...
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    Islamic calligraphy Islamic geometric patterns Islamic ornament Iwan Liwan Mashrabiya Riad Mosaic Multifoil arch Muqarnas Nagash painting Qadad Reflecting pool...
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    designed by UK-based Zaha Hadid Architects. Its inspiration is drawn from mashrabiya screens and patterns generated by desert winds in sand dunes. The station...
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    the designer Valeria Kovalska). A mask from the Bob Basset collection "Mashrabiya" was used in Hollywood actress Elizabeth Banks' photo shoot. A number...
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