TY - JOUR TI - Dominant features of the historical interiors of the mosques of Persia and the Maghreb countries AU - Konoplina, Olena TI - Dominant features of the historical interiors of the mosques of Persia and the Maghreb countries AB - This article identifies specific features of the interiors of the mosques of Persia and Maghreb which embody the best artistic achievements of different times. The relevance of this topic is connected with the fashion for the use of modernised oriental motifs in modern architecture. Examples of ornamental finishing of mosques of Persia and the Maghreb countries illustrate two opposite approaches to decorating and interior design, which originally developed in mosques from a single prototype – the Arabic hypostyle mosque. VL - 2019 IS - Volume 1/2019 PY - 2019 SN - 2544-0853 C1 - 2544-6630 SP - 51 EP - 58 DO - 10.4467/00000000PUA.19.004.10007 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przestrzen-urbanistyka-architektura/article/dominant-features-of-the-historical-interiors-of-the-mosques-of-persia-and-the-maghreb-countries KW - interior design KW - specific features KW - mosques of Persia and Maghreb KW - interior decoration