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A stalactite pendant of stucco cells hanging from a dark ceiling, tier by tier narrowing to a small gold point; in wide formats a larger pendant hangs between two smaller ones.
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Muqarnas

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No. 19 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA stalactite pendant of stucco cells hanging from a dark ceiling, tier by tier narrowing to a small gold point; in wide formats a larger pendant hangs between two smaller ones.

What it meansHanging muqarnas pendants, which seem to drip from the vault, are a feature of Andalusian and Moroccan ceilings, including those of the Alhambra.

Where it worksMoody and elegant for a bedroom, a dining room or a dark wall.

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2:3 · 7200 × 10800 px4×6 · 8×12 · 12×18 · 16×24 · 20×30 · 24×36 in
3:4 · 5400 × 7200 px6×8 · 9×12 · 12×16 · 18×24 in
4:5 · 7200 × 9000 px4×5 · 8×10 · 16×20 · 24×30 in
11:14 · 3300 × 4200 px11×14 in
A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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A minaret shaft against a turquoise sky, its balcony carried on four tiers of muqarnas cells beneath a turquoise parapet pierced with small arches.Minaret BalconyNo. 20
Looking straight up into a muqarnas dome set in a square bay: rings of folded stucco cells step inward to a gold star, with stepped corner squinches; in longer formats the bays repeat like a vaulted corridor.Under the DomeNo. 1
A portal in elevation: a tall pointed arch framed in lapis and turquoise, its half-dome filled with rows of stucco cells, one fewer in each row as they rise, above faceted walls, a turquoise dado and a dark doorway.IwanNo. 2
A line drawing of a muqarnas vault in plan: squares and rhombi radiating from an eight-pointed star, with each tier ring drawn heavier and gold construction lines laid over it.Builder’s PlanNo. 3
A deep cornice of muqarnas cells under a dark eave, lit low from one side so every hood falls into shadow and every pendant face catches the sun, with the cornice’s shadow laid along the wall below.Raking LightNo. 4
A single tall niche in a plain stucco wall, crowned by a small half-dome of cells and framed with a fine gold line.NicheNo. 5
The corner of a room where two walls meet, one in light and one in shade, bridged above by a squinch: a pointed arch filled with rows of stucco cells beneath the dark base of the dome.SquinchNo. 6
A slender column crowned by a capital of three stepped tiers of muqarnas cells under a square abacus, with pointed arches springing from it against a deep blue sky.CapitalNo. 7

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