ablaq

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English[edit]

The interior of the Dome of the Rock, with ablaq used in the arches.
An example of ablaq in the Church of St. John the Baptist, Monza, Italy.

Etymology[edit]

Arabic أَبْلَق (ʔablaq)

Noun[edit]

ablaq (plural ablaqs)

  1. (often attributive) Alternating light and dark stone, as used in (especially Arabic) architecture.

See also[edit]

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