Moorish style
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Moorish style
A long-lasting Islamic Iberian style created by the ruling Moors who invaded from North Africa and were brilliant woodcarvers and leatherworkers. Little furniture was used or survives from this era, in which richly covered cushions were important, but it was part of the Muslim world inspiration for a 1856–1907 revival. See HispanoMoresque.
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The opulent place of worship was built in 1874, and is widely regarded as the finest example of the
Moorish Revival style of synagogue architecture in Great Britain.
Tourtellotte designed it in
Moorish revival architectural style, which incorporates lavish design elements popular during that era: bulbous domes, horseshoe arches and ornate decoration.
The setting of the elegant 1887
Moorish Revival style former mansion and hotel is reason enough to visit Ripley's Believe It or Not!, the first permanent home of Robert Ripley's collection of the amazing and bizarre.
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