A History of Agriculture in India v2.c53.s9.1

v2.c53.s9.1

The dome and the horseshoe arch are distinct contributions of the Arabs to the architecture of Spain. The architecture of Moorish places, known as the Alhambra and the Alcazar, is marked by dignity and splendour. As the painting and sculpting of the human form was forbidden by Islam, the Moslem architects and masons took recourse to geometry. The vaults of mosques and palaces were encrusted with circular and polygonal studs, the stalactites. A new type of beauty, the beauty of crystals, emerged. The use of brilliantly coloured and decorated tiles further enriched their buildings.