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Names of the Seven Sleepers in Arabic on a tilework chimneypiece from Turkey, probably Istanbul, 1731. Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
The Seven Sleepers are seven Christian young men who took refuge in a cave near Ephesus during the persecutions under Emperor Decius, fell asleep, and miraculously woke up centuries later under Christian rule.
The legend is also found in the Qur'an, where the Seven Sleepers are an example of God's protection. Their names were therefore used in Islamic art to invoke that protection.
November - December 2014.
Holiday in Morocco.
The Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa and the 7th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world's tallest.
"Verng. [Vereeniging] De Vrije Christelijke School – De Oranje-school". Above the entrance of a former school building. Inside is another piece of tilework commemorating that the foundation stone was laid on 01 May 1909. You find it here.
The beautiful tilework on this picture was made at the renowned earthenware factory Thooft & Labouchere – the continuation of De Porceleyne Fles – in Delft, as is indicated by a mark in the right-hand bottom corner (see the note in the picture) – cf. www.delftsaardewerk.nl.
Today a number of artists have their studios on one of the upper floors. On the ground floor there is a darts club. Beside the entrance there is a shield with the name "Jeugd Ons Leven", about which I only know that it once was a drums band, see drumband.andreetjes-website.nl and drumband-jol.hyves.nl.
A nice piece of oral history of Oranjeschool, told by Douwe Zeilmaker, a pupil in the 1950s, can be found on this website.
This grand honeycomb mosaic fronts the entry to a business on W. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barré, PA. Notice the design framing the doorway. The old time executors of such things were really talented!
Cairo's Islamic Museum is one of the finest dedicated to the art of Islam and its rich collection contains much to enjoy in all mediums.
Especially fine are the ceramics, with tilework and glazed pottery adorned with exquisitely intricate designs, whilst a good proportion incorporates elements of figurative imagery, normally forbidden under Islam and reflecting a more relaxed attitude to applied art and the pleasure it gives.
The museum is a delight and the beautifully displayed collection will richly reward a visit.
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November - December 2014.
Holiday in Morocco.
The Hassan II Mosque, completed in 1993, is the largest mosque in Africa and the 7th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world's tallest.
Shower featuring sloped entry, multiple shower heads, imported tile and granite seat, shelves and dam.
Our hotel in Kusadasi (the 'Altinsaray' or 'Golden Palace') centred on a courtyard adorned with some really beautiful glazed tiles, modern of course, but referencing the rich tradition of beautiful Islamic decoration.
In fact, a kind of local "azulejo" -- tin-glazed, ceramic tilework -- that is a typical aspect of Portuguese culture is not characteristic in our area. So this building on Bruninieku Street in Riga is even more interesting for me...
Tilework in the portico, at the opposite side of which there is an identical panel. A closer look is here.
This house belongs to an architectural unit of five houses from 1880 (Amsteldijk 27-31) and several have tiles in their porticos, but no two houses have the same tilework (see Amsteldijk 28 for tilework in another of these porticos). This makes it probable that they are later additions.
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Tegelpaneel in het portiek, aan de andere zijde waarvan zich een zelfde tableau bevindt. Zie het hier van dichterbij
Het huis behoort tot een architectuureenheid van vijf huizen uit 1880 (Amsteldijk 27-31) en verscheidene huizen daarvan hebben tegels in het portiek, maar geen twee huizen hebben hetzelfde tegelwerk (zie Amsteldijk 28 voor een tegelpaneel in een ander van deze portieken). Dit maakt het waarschijnlijk dat de tegeltableaus later zijn aangebracht.
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Some of the best tilework I've ever seen! Has an apartment in the base. Built in alarm, only works on the hour, and half hours though.
"Architextures" is a series of composite images. Each image is a mashup of multiple photographs. At least one of the sources is of an architectural subject, anything from closeup walls or windows to broad cityscapes. The added images provide texture or pattern. In some, the architectural forms are preserved and obvious. In others, the pictures become pure abstractions. Yet in all of them, the inherent geometry, angles, lines, and repetitions of the architecture are essential to the geometry and esthetics of the final image. Most of the source images used for this series are already posted in this photostream. The links to the original and source images are listed below.
The Deco Cathedral images use the same common foundation image used by the Deco Tileworks sets 11 & 12. See pictures from those series for explanations about the basis for these Architexture images. In the Cathedral series, the Deco tilework images are combined with an image of real stained glass in a church window. The window is a typical Gothic style in which the stone tracery divides the window into a lancet and oculus arrangement. Some of the image variations in this set alter the colors shining through vertical glass panes of the lancets, or add radiant illumination shining through the oculus.
Deco Tileworks 11 & 12, explanatory text & images:
architextures 11a _ deco tileworks
architextures 12d _ deco tileworks
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/33302633221
www.flickr.com/photos/meg99az/33431068215
The additional image used for the Deco Cathedral series is:
stained glass 01 _ washington, dc
The Alcazar of Seville occupies a large swathe of the southern edge of the old city. It was initially built inthe Moorish period as a fort and has been added to and embellished over the succeeding centuries to create the magnificent palace complex we see today (still an official residence of the Spanish royal family).
The Acazar is an outstanding example of Moorish and Mudejar architecture, being largely constructed in Arab / Islamic style, most of it dating from after the Spanish reconquest and illustrating the high esteem in which Moorish design and craftsmen were then held. Later generations added sections in more native styles, such as Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque.
The finest features of the palace are the courtyards, which with their cusped arches, filigree wall ornamentation and reflective pools are worthy rivals for the more famous Alhambra of Granada. There are also numerous rooms decorated with exquisite tilework, ceilings and doorways, culminating in a grand audience hall crowned by a gilded wooden dome.
More photos from my car boot sale basket. This lot is quite intriguing to me. Aerial view of a sea line with interesting buildings. These four photos are all signed at the back but I can hardly decypher the handwriting :/. Someone cleverly marked key spots on the photos by puting x marks on the back with explanation. These are visible when looked at with a light source behind which I tried to show here.
Any suggestions as to what it might be? And most importantly where was it taken?
Thanks to ART NAHPRO we know where this place is. Good detective work there!!!
The importance of tilework in Persian architecture arises from two important factors; first the need to weatherproof the simple clay bricks used in construction, and secondly the need to ornament the buildings.The colours used were blue, yellow, turquoise, pink, aubergine and green.
More photos from my car boot sale basket. This lot is quite intriguing to me. Aerial view of a sea line with interesting buildings. These four photos are all signed at the back but I can hardly decypher the handwriting :/. Someone cleverly marked key spots on the photos by puting x marks on the back with explanation. These are visible when looked at with a light source behind. I tried to show it on the photo below.
Any suggestions as to what it might be? And most importantly where was it taken?