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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Doug M: [QB] Qasr al Heer al Gharbi from the 8th century in Syria: [IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/3741119589_a58baa1202_b.jpg[/IMG] http://www.flickr.com/photos/62445171@N00/3741119589/in/set-72157621692009323/ Note the palmiform patterns and complex stucco work. All of which would be seen prominently in later North Africa and Andalus which was conquered initially by the Umayyads. Mshatta Facade now in the Pergammon Museum in Germany. An 8th century Umayyad palace with fabulous stucco and stone work: [IMG]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1411/1034039174_f5482b0756_o.jpg[/IMG] http://www.flickr.com/photos/keithmaguire/1034039174/ Kirbat el Majfar in Syria, the old palace of Hisham, featuring mosaics and other characteristics of Umayyad art. [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Jerycho2.jpg/800px-Jerycho2.jpg[/IMG] http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jerycho2.jpg [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Arabischer_Mosaizist_um_735_001.jpg/792px-Arabischer_Mosaizist_um_735_001.jpg[/IMG] http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arabischer_Mosaizist_um_735_001.jpg Arches in Amman Citadel in Jordan Umayyad architectural style influenced heavily by Persian and Babylonian motifs: [IMG]http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/jordan2010/amman2261umayyadPalaceIntSm.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/jordan2010/citadel182umayyadDetailsSm.jpg[/IMG] http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/JordanUmayyad.html Now of course these traditions moved into North Africa and were fused with some local traditions and African aesthetics to produce the Styles of Architecture in North Africa which became the foundational element of Andalusian Architecture. And if you look at some of the older books in North Africa, Mauritania and Timbuktu you will see books with details on how to build the complex designs, stucco and architectural features found in ancient Spain. This represents the means of transmission of the rules of architecture and design which allowed such developments to take place. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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