Mocárabe, Honeycomb work, or Stalactite work (Arabic al-halimat al-'uliya, "the overhang") is an ornamental design used in certain types of…
Compass-and-straightedge construction, also known as ruler-and-compass construction or classical construction, is the construction of lengths, angles, and other geometric figures…
Girih tiles are a set of five tiles that were used in the creation of Islamic geometric patterns using strapwork…
Girih (Persian: گره, "knot") is a decorative Islamic geometric artform used in architecture and handicraft objects, consisting of angled lines…
In Iranian architecture, banna'i (Persian: بنائی, "builder's technique" in Persian) is an architectural decorative art in which glazed tiles are…
The alfiz (meaning 'a container) is an architectonic adornment, consisting of a moulding, usually a rectangular panel, which encloses the…
Dikka (from Arabic: دكة dikka) is a term in Muslim architecture for a tribune raised upon columns from which the…
Tajug is a pyramidal or pyramid square (i.e. an equilateral square base with a peak) ornament which is usually used…
A monolithic dome (from Greek mono- and -lithic, meaning "one stone") is a structure cast in a one-piece form. The…
Domes built in the 19th and 20th centuries benefited from more efficient techniques for producing iron and steel as well…