Multifoil
Architecture
Having more than five foils, lobes or articulated divisions, e.g., multifoil window or multifoil arch ...
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55. Multifoil cusped arch, invented by the Moors at Cordova in the Loth century.
16. Flat arch, where the soffit is horizontal and sometimes slightly combined (dotted line).
MultifoilWith multiple lobes (foils) formed by the cusping of a circular or other shape in tracery.MultivallateOf a hillfort: defended by three or more concentric banks and ditches.Muntin ...
The classical symmetry of the façade was covered with Moorish multifoil arches, minarets, and ornamented copper domes. Cast iron was used to great advantage, particularly in the palm tree columns in the kitchen area.
The area immediately below the drum is pierced with twenty-four multifoil niches, whilst the dome itself is decorated with interlaced arches in relief and zig-zag patterns on the top.
 See also: Architecture, Quatrefoil, Trefoil, Arch, Gothic
  
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