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Moorish-style keyhole arches and intricate tilework ... intricate mosaics and design motifs in flowing Arabic script. We lingered longest in the Courtyard of the Lions, which was once reserved ...
The combination of a Moorish motif and floral carvings appears in a number of other Herter Brothers pieces. Fireplace surround, 105" h. x 72" w. 22" d.; New Orleans Auction Galleries, New Orleans ...
A Moorish castle in Glendale’s tranquil Verdugo Woodlands neighborhood is on the market for $2.89 million. Built in 1927 for hardware purchaser John D. Perkins, this distinctive 3,548-square ...
A long-vacant Moorish-style former bank building in downtown ... The unique structure, cited for its rare Middle Eastern and Indian motifs, survived an attempt to tear it down so the prospective ...
Shakespeare's play Othello features a Moorish general in the Venetian army. The 19th-century African-American actor Ira Aldridge, depicted here in the title role, was the first black man to appear ...