muqarnas

Japanese: muqarnas
muqarnas

…Parts of a building's structure are often transformed into decorative units that obscure the walls. For example, an arch may be broken down into several smaller ones (as in the double polylobed arch of the Mosque of Cordoba), or the four corners of a square hall may have squinches transformed into decorative muqarnas (stalactites) or niches. Building materials vary from region to region, but generally brick and plaster are used in Iran, Iraq, and Central Asia, while marble and other stone are used in the Mediterranean and India. …

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Japanese:

…建物の構造の一部は,しばしば装飾単位に変形して壁面を覆い隠す。例えば,一つのアーチが複数の小アーチに分解されたり(コルドバのモスクの二重多弁形アーチ),あるいは正方形プランの広間の壁体からドームへ移行する四隅の部分に使われているスキンチ・アーチを小ニッチに変形させて装飾的なムカルナスmuqarnas(鍾乳石飾り)としたように,構造よりも装飾に,より重要な意味が与えられている。なお,建築素材は地域によって異なるが,概してイラン,イラク,中央アジアでは煉瓦としっくい,地中海沿岸地方やインドなどでは大理石その他の石材が使用されている。…

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