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Double tiers of horseshoe and round arches with red and white voussoirs rise from slender columns into a dark hall.
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Double Arches

No. 20 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeDouble tiers of horseshoe and round arches with red and white voussoirs rise from slender columns into a dark hall.

What it meansTwo tiers of arches with alternating red and white voussoirs, a lower horseshoe arch braced by an upper round one, are a signature of early Andalusian mosque architecture.

Where it worksA dramatic piece for a dining room or a dark-walled study.

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A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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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.ArcadeNo. 1
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

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