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Paris, Département Paris, Région Île-de-France Sainte-Chapelle: Upper Chapel Rayonnant Gothic; Direct Capetian Dynasty (987-1328) 1242-1248, Ŧ Louis IX Saint (1226-1270) |
Comments: The design of the baldachin above the Apostle's sculpture rendered in typical Gothic style. At the same time it bares some formal resemblance to muqarnas - one of the most distinctive decorative details of Islamic architecture, as in example of Al-Azhar Mosque. |
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