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Identifying feature

Vaulted ceiling

A ceiling that rises above the usual flat height, either following the roof's slope or curving as an arch, called a vault. In houses the term usually means the sloped kind.

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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). Minaret A tall, slender tower attached to or near a mosque, usually with one or more balconies near the top. Mural painting A picture or pattern painted directly on a wall or ceiling, sometimes in fresco: paint on wet plaster that… Pointed arch An arch whose two curved sides meet at a point, called the apex.