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Follow a line of glazed shapes along a wall in Granada, then look up at the rings of tiles inside an Isfahan dome. These close views show how artists used repeated shapes to cover flat walls, frame doorways and carry a design up into a vault. Look for where the pattern begins and what happens when it reaches an edge.

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Hall of the Ambassadors, Alhambra
Hall of the Ambassadors, Alhambra: Glazed tile in the Hall of the Ambassadors, Granada A shape sometimes called a Nasrid…
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Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque: Interior of the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque dome, Isfahan Bands of pointed medallions tighten toward…
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Ben Youssef Madrasa
Ben Youssef Madrasa, Marrakesh Stars in blue, ocher and green fill the tiled band beneath an inscription. In this cut-tile…
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Shah Mosque (Isfahan)
Shah Mosque (Isfahan): Entrance vault of the Shah Mosque, Isfahan The entrance arch rises into a stack of small, tiled…
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Court of the Myrtles
Court of the Myrtles, Alhambra, Granada The lower band runs on a grid of white diagonal lines, with blue, ocher and green…
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Bou Inania Madrasa
Bou Inania Madrasa, Fez Small black-and-white stars in the glazed wall mosaic make a dense background for larger ocher…
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Rüstem Pasha Mosque
Rüstem Pasha Mosque: İznik tile panel at the Rüstem Pasha Mosque, Istanbul Blue blossoms and pointed leaves repeat across…
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Ulugh Beg Madrasa
Ulugh Beg Madrasa, Registan, Samarkand Turquoise and deep blue make a zigzag lattice on a wall beneath the entrance arch…
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Darb-e Imam
Darb-e Imam: Vault at the Darb-e Imam shrine, Isfahan A web of interlocking shapes spans the vault, from larger outlines to…

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