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Alhambra In Moorish Culture

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Seher Shah’s treatment of some of Islam’s most important cultural forms and symbols set them free to generate new associations. The kaaba in Kaaba 3 is a white cube seen from above, nestled in a shadowy hollow. A diagonal trajectory of planes zoomed through it toward the viewer. Smaller, simpler cubes hurtled beyond it; some became cruciform shapes, like a gift whose sides are opened and flattened. Others morphed into tomb-like forms. Another pair of drawings in the group sent similar tombs deep into the receding space of an arched courtyard. The Alhambra (A citadel and palace on a hill overlooking Granada, Spain. Built by Moorish kings in the 12th and 13th centuries, the Alhambra is the finest example of Moorish architecture in Spain.)(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Alhambra)

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