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Geometry as devotion. Calligraphy as ornament. Light filtered through screens of stone. Islamic architecture spans Spain to Indonesia and 1,400 years — yet it is recognizable anywhere by its courtyards, its arches, and its refusal to depict the human figure in sacred space.

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