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[2]: 243–245 In the 19th century and after, the Moorish style was frequently imitated in the form of Neo-Moorish or Moorish Revival architecture in Europe and America, [19] including Neo-Mudéjar in Spain. [20] Some scholarly references associate the term "Moorish" or "Moorish style" more narrowly with this 19th-century trend in Western ...
Moorish Revival architecture in Washington, D.C. (3 P) Pages in category "Moorish Revival architecture in the United States" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
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The "Moorish" garden structures built at Sheringham Park in Norfolk, ca. 1812, were an unusual touch at the time, a parallel to chinoiserie, as a dream vision of fanciful whimsy, not meant to be taken seriously; however, as early as 1826, Edward Blore used Islamic arches, domes of various size and shapes and other details of Near Eastern Islamic architecture to great effect in his design for ...
After the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 in Seville, another stream of Neo-Mudéjar features appeared known as Andalusian Architectural Regionalism. The Plaza de España (Seville) [ 3 ] or the ABC newspaper headquarters (Madrid) are examples of this new style that combined traditional Andalusian architecture with Mudéjar features.
Dome on Mooers House. The Victorian era house combines elements of Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque and Moorish Revival architectural styles.. In their book, "An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles," authors David Gebhard and Robert Winter note that the home's overall design is in the Queen Anne style, though are also elements of Richardsonian Romanesque (the two pairs of small columns ...
Moorish elements mix with contrasting Italianate themes. [7] Frederic and Isabel Church were impressed by the architecture they had seen on their travels in Beirut, Jerusalem and Damascus in 1868. Upon their return to their farm, they abandoned preliminary plans from Richard Morris Hunt delineating a manor house in the French style.
Built in 1853–54, it is an architecturally distinctive building, with Moorish Revival features rarely seen in the United States. The building is recognizable for its use of muqarnas —characteristic of Persian and North African architecture—as well as its large arched windows and striking red sandstone facade.