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A shaded gallery recedes into the distance, its round arches opening onto a row of cypresses and bright sand while patches of sun fall across the floor.
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No. 1 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA shaded gallery recedes into the distance, its round arches opening onto a row of cypresses and bright sand while patches of sun fall across the floor.

What it meansThe covered arcade, or riwaq, runs around courtyards from cloisters to the great mosques, giving shade and a measured rhythm to movement.

Where it worksGives depth to a narrow hallway or the wall at the end of a corridor.

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A pointed doorway stepped back in five bands of terracotta, ochre and plaster, each casting a crisp shadow on the next.PortalNo. 2
A single round arch in a lime-plaster wall, open to a pale sky and a low ochre sun.Sky FrameNo. 3
A freestanding terracotta horseshoe arch stands in late sun, throwing a long shadow across the floor and up a plaster wall.Long ShadowNo. 4
Round, pointed and horseshoe arches overlap like coloured glass, their crossings forming new deeper tones.OverlapNo. 5
A white stair climbs a warm clay wall and ends at an arched doorway full of sky.AscentNo. 6
A horseshoe doorway in a deep terracotta room opens onto a bright courtyard, and the sun lays a long band of light across the floor.ThresholdNo. 7
A pointed horseshoe window in a pale clay wall looks out over a garden wall to two palms against the sky.Palm WindowNo. 8
A round-arched window in a sand-coloured wall shows only sky and a flat blue sea.HorizonNo. 9

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