Lambrequin arch

This type of arch was introduced into the Maghreb and al-Andalus regions during the Almoravid period (11th–12th centuries), with an early appearance in the funerary section of the Qarawiyyin Mosque (in Fez) dating from the early 12th century. Jonathan Bloom also notes a visual relation between the lambrequin arch and muqarnas, with the lambrequin arch profile resembling a two-dimensional reduction of a muqarnas vault. Some lambrequin arches also feature muqarnas sculpting on the intrados of the arch; for example, in the arches near the mihrab of the Kutubiyya Mosque in Marrakesh, and the arches in the Saadian Tombs in Marrakesh. Muqarnas arches are also found in the Alhambra palaces in Granada, particularly in the Court of Lions. De Montêquin refers to a variant of multifoil arch in the Alhambra with muqarnas or lambrequin profiles as the "Nasrid arch". Lambrequin arches also appear in Mudéjar architecture of this era. Both lambrequin and related mixtilinear arches continued to appear in later Spanish architecture in both Spain and Latin America, including in the Baroque architecture of these regions from the 18th century. == Gallery ==

File:La Aljafería 14092014 114703 05575.jpg|Example of mixtilinear arches (left and center) in the Aljaferia of Zaragoza (11th century, Taifa period) File:Prayer niche in Kairaouine Mosque.jpg|Lambrequin arches around the mihrab of the Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fes, from the Almoravid period (early 12th century) File:Tinmal mosque arches DSCF8505.jpg|Lambrequin arches in the qibla aisle of the Tinmal Mosque (mid-12th century, Almohad period) File:The largest chandelier in the world (cropped and lightened).jpg|Lambrequin arch in the Great Mosque of Taza (Almohad period, with Marinid decoration)|alt=Lambrequin arch in the Great Mosque of Taza (Almohad period, with Marinid decoration): 53 File:Al-Attarine Madrasa DSCF3633 (R Prazeres).jpg|A muqarnas arch in the Madrasa al-Attarine, Fes (1323–1325, Marinid period) File:Patio de los Leones 07 (4410430661).jpg|A muqarnas arch or "Nasrid arch" (top) in the gallery of the Courtyard of the Lions in the Alhambra, Granada (14th century, Nasrid period) File:The Saadian Tombs II (49913537361).jpg|Lambrequin arch with muqarnas intrados in the Saadian Tombs, Marrakesh (16th century, Saadi period) File:Lambrequin arch.jpg|Lambrequin arches in the Bahia Palace in Marrakesh, Morocco (late 19th century or early 20th century, Alawi period) == See also ==