Zellij (Arabic: زليج, romanized: zillīj), also spelled zillij or zellige, is a style of mosaic tilework made from individually hand-chiseled tile pieces...

elaborate geometric and arabesque motifs in wood, stucco, and tilework (notably zellij). Over time, it made increasing use of surface decoration while also retaining...

and architecture. These include kilim carpets, Persian girih and Moroccan zellij tilework, muqarnas decorative vaulting, jali pierced stone screens, ceramics...

the 8th century, except for geometrical patterns in techniques such as zellij, which remain popular in many areas. Modern mosaics are made by artists...

and elaborate geometric and arabesque motifs in wood, carved stucco, and zellij tilework. Although Moroccan Amazigh architecture is not strictly separate...

particularly its painted wood ceilings, along with sculpted stucco and zellij tilework. The original grounds of the palace also encompassed a wider area...

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accommodate Notre-Dame de Paris or St. Peter's Basilica. The woodcarvings, the zellij work and the stucco mouldings are of elaborate and highly impressive design;...

in manufacture, for example the small, almost mosaic, brightly colored zellij tiles of Morocco and the surrounding countries. The earliest evidence of...

in the 19th century, was celebrated for its rich decoration, especially zellij tile decoration with advanced arabesque and geometric motifs whose style...

as the Ligurian laggion) is derived from the Arabic الزليج (al-zillīj), zellij meaning "polished stone" because the original idea was to imitate the Byzantine...

levels supported by square section pillars covered with a katyani type zellij composition. Grand Cordon of the Order of the Throne.[citation needed] United...

VII. Carved stucco (or yesería in Spanish) and mosaic tilework (zilīj or zellij in Arabic; alicatado in Spanish) were used for wall decoration, while ceilings...

turn is surrounded by geometric decoration and more epigraphic decoration. Zellij (mosaic tilework) decorated the lower portions of the wall. Three windows...

which makes use of pools, gardens, fountains, and surfaces covered in zellij (mosaic tilework) and intricately carved stucco and wood. In particular...

and elaborate geometric and arabesque motifs in wood, carved stucco, and zellij tilework. Although Moroccan Amazigh architecture is not strictly separate...

Aperiodic tiling Moorish architecture Penrose tiling Tadelakt Topkapı Scroll Zellij Sarhangi, Reza (2012). "Interlocking Star Polygons in Persian Architecture:...

Moorish architecture, including carved and painted wood, carved stucco, and zellij (mosaic tilework). The center of larger houses could also be occupied by...

tombstones of finely carved marble, while others are merely covered in colorful zellij tiles. Al-Mansur's mausoleum chamber is especially rich in decoration, with...

the hall was a fountain flanked by two water basins covered in delicate zellij decoration and fed with water spurting from silver sculptures of animals...

architecture with Art Deco touches. The Maret Building features a colorful zellij-covered dome. The Maret Building has 7 floors including a ground floor....

rule. After the Ottomans arrived, architectural ceramic tiles replaced zellij tiles decorated with stars and polygons used in geometric patterns in the...

the riads could be adorned with tadelakt plaster, stucco decoration, and zellij tiles, sometimes with Arabic calligraphy and quotes from the Quran. In recent...

Duthoit requested that parts of the celebrated tile mosaic decoration (zellij) of the madrasa be removed for preservation in a French museum. Portions...

dome of mahogany wood with coloured glass, while the walls are covered in zellij tiling. Some elements are finished with chased brass. The cenotaph of Mohammed...

important production center in Morocco for the art of zellij (traditional mosaic tilework) . Zellij workshops in other cities, such as Meknes, Salé and...

Sahn Socarrat Stucco decoration Tadelakt Vaulting Voussoir Windcatcher Zellij Types Albarrana tower Alcázar Bazaar Caravanserai Bimaristan Hammam Kasbah...

surrounded by roofed galleries and wall fountains, all decorated with colorful zellij tilework and painted and carved cedar wood. The courtyard today also contains...

in the early Almohad period, as the earliest reliably-dated example of zellij in Morocco. The tiles currently installed on the minaret are modern reproductions...

radiating geometric motifs whose empty spaces are filled with colorful zellij tilework. The minaret, rising above the entrance, is notable for having...