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  2. Zellij - Wikipedia

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    [1]: 231 Jonathan Bloom cites the glazed tiles on the minaret of the Kutubiyya Mosque, dating from the mid-12th century, as the earliest reliably-dated example of zellij in Morocco. [14]: 26 The individual tile pieces are large, allowing the pattern to be visible from afar. Each piece was pierced with a small hole prior to being baked so that ...

  3. Moroccan architecture - Wikipedia

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    [2] [105] Some Moroccan minarets have octagonal shafts, though this is more characteristic of the northern parts of the country. [4] Inside the main shaft a staircase, and in other cases a ramp, ascends to the top of the minaret. [2] [105] Medieval Moroccan mosques also frequently followed the "T-type" model established in the Almohad period.

  4. Moorish architecture - Wikipedia

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    It may have been inspired or derived from Byzantine mosaics and then adapted by Muslim craftsmen for faience tiles. [65] In the traditional Moroccan craft of zellij-making, the tiles are first fabricated in glazed squares, typically 10 cm per side, then cut by hand into a variety of pre-established shapes (usually memorized by heart) necessary ...

  5. Backsplash - Wikipedia

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    Backsplash may refer to: . Splashing of water resulting from an activity or operation, such as in rowing or rotation of a paddle wheel of a paddle steamer; A protective panel behind a sink or countertop usually made of a waterproof material, also called a "splashback"

  6. Kitchen - Wikipedia

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    The double-file kitchen (or two-way galley) has two rows of cabinets on opposite walls, one containing the stove and the sink, the other the refrigerator. This is the classical work kitchen and makes efficient use of space. In the L-kitchen, the cabinets occupy two adjacent walls. Again, the work triangle is preserved, and there may even be ...

  7. Riad (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Moroccan houses were inward focused, which allowed for family privacy and protection from the weather. This inward focus was expressed with a centrally placed interior garden or courtyard, and the lack of large windows on the exterior walls of rammed earth or mud brick. This design principle also found support in the social mores of Islamic ...