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Identifying feature

Mural painting

A picture or pattern painted directly on a wall or ceiling, sometimes in fresco: paint on wet plaster that becomes part of the wall. Murals appear in churches, palaces and public buildings.

a sign of these styles

Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, India: an example of Dravidian Dravidian c. 600–1750 Stepped pyramidal towers: gateway gopurams crowded with painted figures, pillared halls, and walled temple enclosures with water tanks.

also seen on

ArmenianQajarSafavidSoviet Modernism

often seen with

Courtyard An open-air space enclosed by the walls of a building or group of buildings. Decorative tilework Glazed ceramic tiles, fired clay with a glassy coating, used to finish walls, floors and fireplace surrounds. Dome A rounded roof shaped as half a sphere, often raised on a drum (a circular wall). Carved stone relief Figures or patterns carved into stone so they project from a flat background, called low relief when shallow… Minaret A tall, slender tower attached to or near a mosque, usually with one or more balconies near the top. Monumental stairway A wide outdoor staircase leading up to a building's main entrance, often spanning much of the front. Pointed arch An arch whose two curved sides meet at a point, called the apex. Arcade A row of arches carried on columns or piers (thick square supports), often forming a covered walkway along a…