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A tall gateway with many oxblood and sand voussoirs, rust doors studded in saffron, and a teal framed panel around the arch.
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Patchwork Medina

Striped Arch

No. 26 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA tall gateway with many oxblood and sand voussoirs, rust doors studded in saffron, and a teal framed panel around the arch.

What it meansA rectangular frame around an arch, the alfiz, has been used on Islamic gateways since the time of the great mosque of Córdoba.

Where it worksStrong and warm, good for a dining room or a stairwell.

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An orchard from above in rust and saffron beds, its rows of round trees marked with fruit and a turquoise channel crossing the middle.Orchard PlanNo. 34

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