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ISLAMIC BUILDINGS
EXAMPLES OF ISLAMIC MOSAICS, EGYPT AND SYRIA

Star-shaped
motif Stone Greek Star-shaped
cross of motif
Triangle Black black and
of yellow Greek cross of marble yellow Stone band
marble
red marble marble
Turquoise Rhombus of
Rhombus of Mosaic glass red marble
black marble tessellation
Tessera (small
mosaic piece)
Stone band
FRET-PATTERN MOSAIC
STAR AND GREEK-CROSS STAR AND GREEK-CROSS
MOSAIC Hexagonal design MOSAIC
Parallelogram of Band of black
black marble marble
Symmetrical
quadrilateral Symmetrical
Triangle Band of quadrilateral
of yellow of stone stone
of black
marble HEXAGON AND BAND marble
Star-shaped MOSAIC
motif Triangle
Hexagon
Rhombus of red of stone
of red Triangle of marble
marble turquoise glass
Parallelogram of MOSAIC OF HEXAGONS,
MOSAIC OF HEXAGONS, TRIANGLES, mother-of-pearl TRIANGLES, AND
AND SYMMETRICAL SYMMETRICAL
QUADRILATERALS DANCETTE-PATTERN MOSAIC QUADRILATERALS
Kalasa finial MARBLE TOMB OF ITIMAD-UD-DAULA, AGRA, INDIA, c.1622-1628
(finial with
orbs)
Padmakosa
(lotus petal) Ogee-curved Chajya Domed
roof (deep eaves) roof
Parapet
decorated Balcony
with Cusped
Circular latticework Roof arch
top of pavilion
minaret Pietra dura inlay
(slices of
semiprecious stone
laid in sockets)

Cornice
Bracket
Octahedral Spandrel
base of decorated with
minaret arabesque

Sandstone
Star- plinth
pattern
inlay

Sandstone parapet Jali (latticed screen) Depressed Sandstone Opus sectile mosaic (geometric
decorated with with geometrical entrance arch stairway mosaic) of stone, tile, glass,
latticework patterns and enamel
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