Moorish & Neo-Moorish Architecture Around The World

[The-s]

Originally Posted by OnceBittenTwiceShy

The Heliopolis quarter in Cairo once featured a hippodrome as part of a large amusement park. Its remnants, only the main stand surviving in a dilapidated state, are now opposite what is called ‘Merryland’ in the shadow of Roxy Square.


I am led to believe it was called ‘Al Hamra’ and also referred to as ‘Grenada Hippodrome’, allegedly alluding to ‘Al Hambra’ or ‘Granada’.

Would you classify the main stand as a surviving moorish edifice?

the details on the window of the last photo are highly identical to those used in the Moorish style, while the colored lines on the walls refers to those used in the Ottoman style (Especially the B&W colors), in the Moorish style especially Andalusian one the lines are used in arcs and are colored red and white (ex : The great mosques of Cordoba).

Also the little windows on the top of this building are identical to those used in the Moorish style.

The site you posted there is beyond my knowledge, We need a statement of the name, as well as more informations about it, but i think it's a Mixture of 2 architectural style (Moorish & Ottoman) like it's used in many Americans cities.

[The-s]

Originally Posted by Jujo

Plaza de España in Seville is not neo-moorish architecture, it's andalusian regionalist (Baroque and Moorish Revivals mix).

Moorish Revivals = Neo-Moorish... In my post i writhed the first one,
Also you said that this building is a mixture of Moorish and Baroque styles...


That's confirm why the photo was posted here

[Ighilghili]

Originally Posted by The-s

I searched in this section and it doesn't exist... If you wan't you can creat one and i'll will help

I'll think about it.

[The-s]

let me know

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Railway Station – Estación de Toledo HDR par marcp_dmoz, sur Flickr

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fachada a la ciudad (P1040370) par cmramirezl, sur Flickr

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Maroc, Casablanca, Habous par balavenise, sur Flickr

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Street Scene, Habous, Casablanca, Morocco par Bencito the Traveller, sur Flickr

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intersect par jetsetseth, sur Flickr

[Jujo]

Torre del Oro, Seville

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Torre del oro por Loli y Paco, en Flickr

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Sevilla - Torre del Oro (Golden Tower) por WVJazzman, en Flickr


Torre del Oro and La Giralda. The capital of this Islamist Almohad caliphate was Seville

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sevilla_7 por amigoruiz, en Flickr

[OnceBittenTwiceShy]

Originally Posted by The-s

The site you posted there is beyond my knowledge, We need a statement of the name, as well as more informations about it.

The history of this former hippodrome is extremely poorly documented.

http://www.egy.com/landmarks/97-05-01.1.php

[The-s]

Photo source : Wikipedia.

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Moroccan Pavilion @ Taman Botani, Putrajaya - Malaysia

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Moroccan pavilion 摩洛哥馆 ... by 黄清华 WongCW, on Flickr

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Moroccan pavilion 摩洛哥馆 ... by 黄清华 WongCW, on Flickr

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Moroccan pavilion 摩洛哥馆 ... by 黄清华 WongCW, on Flickr

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Moroccan pavilion 摩洛哥馆 ... by 黄清华 WongCW, on Flickr

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Moroccan pavilion 摩洛哥馆 ... by 黄清华 WongCW, on Flickr

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Moroccan pavilion 摩洛哥馆 ... by 黄清华 WongCW, on Flickr

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Kairaouine Mosque (Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin) par afaqali, sur Flickr

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Fez Medina, Morocco par ChihPing, sur Flickr

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Fes Al-Bālī - La Medina - Madrasa Bou Inania par Ruggero Poggianella Photostream ©, sur Flickr

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The Moorish Mosque

"The Moorish Mosque was constructed on the order of his Highness Maharaja Jagajit Singh Bahadur. The building operations were in progress between October 1936 to March 1930. The total cost amounted to 4 lakh (400,000) rupees. The inauguration ceremony took place on the 14th March 1930 in the presence of His Highness the Maharaja who was accompanied by His Highness the Nawab Sadiq Mohd. Khan Bahadur, Ruler of Bahawalpur State. The congregation numbered over a lakh. The existence of this mosque will bear an enduring testimony to His Highness' broadminded tolerance and solicitude for the welfare of his subjects."

Maharaja Jagajit Singh was indeed an extraordinarily enlightened and progressive ruler of a small princely state near Jullundhar in the undivided Punjab. The reason he chose a Moroccan style mosque was that he used to visit that North African Arabo-Berber country regularly. The design of the Moorish Mosque was prepared by a Frenchman, M. Manteaux, who patterned it after the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh. It has a large compound paved with the purest marble. The artists of the Mayo School of Art, Lahore, decorated the inner dome.

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Alhambra-esque par Kalle Anka, sur Flickr

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Moorish Mosque Interior par ramesh_lalwani, sur Flickr

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Moorish Mosque Facade Kapurthala by Ramesh_lalwani, In Flickr

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[Tyco75]

Nice.

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Moorish Palace par Jungle_Boy, sur Flickr

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Casamaure (1855), a Neo-Moorish Style :

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Casamaures par mushuchat, sur Flickr

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Casamaure par Lolavi, sur Flickr

[The-s]

By Arad :

Originally Posted by Arad

sure
The new center of north africa jewish communities
interior is built in traditional maroccan style

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Dakar Grand Mosque :

The Dakar Grand Mosque (also Grande Mosquée de Dakar) is one of the most important religious buildings in the capital of Senegal. It is situated on Allée Pape Gueye Fall.

Designed by French and Moroccan architects, The Grand Mosque was opened in 1964 by Hassan II, King of Morocco and Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor.

Richly decorated on the interior and exterior, it is stylistically similar to the Mosquée Mohammed V in Casablanca. Its minaret rises to 67 meters.

Wiki.

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Grand Mosque, Dakar par mle82, sur Flickr

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Grand Mosque, Dakar par mle82, sur Flickr

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Grand Mosque, Dakar par mle82, sur Flickr