Muqarnas
System of projecting niches used for zones of transition and for architectural decoration.
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Muqarnas in the Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran
A muqarna (pl. muqarnas) (Arabic:مقرنس) is a type of corbel used as a decorative device in traditional Islamic and Persian architecture.
Muqarnas
This is an Arabic word ("mukarnas" in modern Turkish) for a form of vaulting. It is the geometric subdivision of a squinch, or cupola, or corbel, into a large number of miniature squinches, producing a sort of cellular structure.
Muqarnas - type of decorative corbel used in Islamic architecture that in some circumstances, resembles stalactites.
 See also: Architecture, Islamic, Islamic architecture, Brick, Minaret
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