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B04.003
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The entrance to the mausoleum in the previous image leads to a "wide courtyard [seen here] of the type commonly seen in al-Andalus. This is flanked by two porticoes whose Moorish arches, typically Kairouanese, rest on neo-Corinthian capitals with crescent moons, the emblem of the Ottomans, carved in relief. This patio leads to a hall surmounted with a dome [partially visible here] mounted on squinches decorated with stucco panels representing the Hispano-Moorish repertoire." -MA (Source: Saloua Zangar "Sidi Sahib Zawiya and Madrasa" in Discover Islamic Art, Museum With No Frontiers, 2017. 2017. http://www.discoverislamicart.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;tn;Mon01;10;en)
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Kairouan, Tunisia
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