| Light effects in Architectural design |
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Sunlight reflects upwards from a window of the Alhambra, Granada, to be diffused in the muqarnas vault. |
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A screen at Fatehpur Sikri, India. |
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The development and multiplication of muqarnas cells beneath the domes can be understood by their function in reflecting and refracting light. To accentuate their play of light, shinning ceramic tiles and even mirrors are utilized, as in this picture of Shah-Hamza Ali mausoleum at Shiraz. |
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Light penetrating through glass or transparent screens projects patterns onto the already patterned interior surfaces and dissolves the boundaries between solid and void. |
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A similar effect achieved in the Shaykh Lutfallah Mosque in Isfahan. |
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