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An eleven-lobed arch set in an ochre frame opens into a shaded passage with a sunlit doorway at the far end.
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No. 13 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeAn eleven-lobed arch set in an ochre frame opens into a shaded passage with a sunlit doorway at the far end.

What it meansMultifoil arches, built in Córdoba, the Maghreb and later Mughal India, scallop the edge of an opening so it catches light and shadow.

Where it worksA rich centrepiece for an entrance or reading nook.

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A single keyhole arch in a deep olive wall, framing a low sun as it meets a flat blue sea.KeyholeNo. 15
Two horseshoe arches share a slender column inside a rectangular plaster frame, set in a terracotta wall.Twin WindowNo. 16
A tall pointed arch in a dark olive wall frames a dusk sky and a thin crescent moon.New MoonNo. 17
Five walls in clay, rose and sand stand one behind another, each pierced by an arch that frames the next.LayersNo. 18
A white pavilion with a pointed arch stands at the edge of a blue pool, mirrored in the water below.Still WaterNo. 19
Double tiers of horseshoe and round arches with red and white voussoirs rise from slender columns into a dark hall.Double ArchesNo. 20
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.ArcadeNo. 1

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