Alfiz
Sign in to saveThe alfiz (, from Andalusi Arabic alḥíz, from Standard Arabic alḥáyyiz, meaning 'the container';) is an architectural adornment, consisting of a moulding, usually a rectangular panel, which encloses the outward side of an arch. It is an architectonic ornament of Etruscan origin, used in Visigothic, Asturian, Moorish, Mozarabic, Mudéjar and Isabelline Gothic architecture.
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The alfiz (, from Andalusi Arabic alḥíz, from Standard Arabic alḥáyyiz, meaning 'the container';) is an architectural adornment, consisting of a moulding, usually a rectangular panel, which encloses the outward side of an arch. It is an architectonic ornament of Etruscan origin, used in Visigothic, Asturian, Moorish, Mozarabic, Mudéjar and Isabelline Gothic architecture.
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