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A tall conical dome covered on the outside with tier upon tier of muqarnas niches, rising from an octagonal drum with blind arches into a pale sky.
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Muqarnas

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No. 17 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA tall conical dome covered on the outside with tier upon tier of muqarnas niches, rising from an octagonal drum with blind arches into a pale sky.

What it meansConical domes with stepped muqarnas on the outside were built over shrines in medieval Iraq, such as the tomb of Zumurrud Khatun in Baghdad.

Where it worksA striking upright piece for a narrow wall or a hallway.

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The rhythm of a muqarnas cornice reduced to three flat colours, lapis, turquoise and stucco, repeating across the sheet.FriezeNo. 18
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.PendantNo. 19
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

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