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Horseshoe Arches
12016-03-05T18:39:31-08:00Steph Billow3093c35dc3f9c18a9307f3a1065371e05c60882081803plain2016-03-28T18:28:09-07:00Steph Billow3093c35dc3f9c18a9307f3a1065371e05c608820When observing a building such as this, one must consider how this form of revival differs from that presented in churches and synagogues (both of which inherited the style through historical circumstances). One must wonder whether or not the Moorish style employed here is an appealing to those seeking the "exotic" or if it too inherited the style as a result of circumstance.
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12016-03-05T18:35:26-08:00Steph Billow3093c35dc3f9c18a9307f3a1065371e05c608820Longwood Mansion4Natchez Mississippi, Moorish Revival, 1859 (image source: user Carol M. Highsmith, Longwood, 1980-2006, wikipedia commons)media/1024px-Longwood.jpgplain2016-03-28T18:32:00-07:00Steph Billow3093c35dc3f9c18a9307f3a1065371e05c608820
