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Maisons du Liban - palaisby `majnouna

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More from the book, still without text, so don't worry if it looks a little empty, it's not complete until the text's been added. Here we arrive at the palace, whose grand architecture is in fact simply the piecing together of simple basic plans (the central hall, liwan and gallery plans), not all of which I have posted.
This would be the outer facade. Homes, churches and palaces used small doors as above because abusive Arab and Ottoman officers made a habit of barging in on horseback.
The alternation of light and dark bands of stone is, if I remember well, of Mamluk origin and called ablaq.

*Alene Oct 19, 2007 Professional General Artist

I love that little balcony-turret-thingy (yay for me & my technical terms

). It's gorgeous!
I love this spread - it feels very balanced. I like the way you can see that there is a garden inside, too!

Good luck with the rest!

!randomlebanese Oct 18, 2007

Nice horseback rider.

Love the buildings you draw. And your skill in general.

`majnouna Oct 21, 2007 Professional General Artist

Thanks

!randomlebanese Oct 18, 2007

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~yoboseiyo Oct 17, 2007

that's cool!

i always wondered about the color alternations.
plus, i've always wanted a house set up like the floorplan you show in the corner there.

yay for small doors!

`majnouna Oct 23, 2007 Professional General Artist

Yeah, I love these, with the central courtyard!

~Sphenacodon Oct 16, 2007

Nice, I always wondered about the stripy archways. This is the style of Beit-ed-dine and Deir-el-Qamar, right?

`majnouna Oct 17, 2007 Professional General Artist

Yes, though of course you'll find it in houses built around that time around the country (and in Cairo too!)

*EmperorNortonII Oct 16, 2007 Professional Traditional Artist

I like the girl in the balcony. It's a touch of "Romeo and Juliet"!

`majnouna Oct 17, 2007 Professional General Artist

Hehe true!

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