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Moorish revival

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Moorish revival

A revival style using horseshoe arches and multifoil window tracery.
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Moorish Revival

A rarely used mode of Exotic Revival architecture from about 1845 to 1890. Usually characterized by the use of horseshoe arches, multifoil arches, and window tracery.
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