A riwaq (or rivaq, Arabic: رواق) is an arcade or portico open on at least one side. It is an…
A riad is a traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden or courtyard.Generally from one to four storeys…
A mashrabiya (Arabic: مشربية), also either shanshūl (شنشول) or rūshān (روشان), is a type of projecting oriel window enclosed with…
Liwan (Arabic: ليوان, from Persian eyvān) is a word used since ancient times into the present to refer to a…
In traditional Persian architecture, a kucheh or koocheh (Persian: کوچه), is a narrow especially designed alley. Remnants of it are…
A jharokha (Hindi: झरेखा Jharokha, eingedeutscht also Jaroka ) is a type of overhanging enclosed balcony used in the architecture…
An iwan (Persian: ایوان eyvān, Arabic: إيوان Iwan, also spelled ivan, Turkish: eyvan) is a rectangular hall or space, usually…
In architecture, a hypostyle hall has a roof which is supported by columns. Etymology The word hypostyle comes from the…
A chhajja is the projecting or overhanging eaves or cover of a roof, usually supported on large carved brackets. It…
Chartaq (Persian: چارطاق) chahartaq (چهارطاق), chartaqi (چارطاقی), or chahartaqi (چهارطاقی), literally meaning "four arches", is an architectural unit consisted of…