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October 10

What kind of North African inspired architecture is this?

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/north-african-inspired-house-built-elijah-muhammads-daughter-sells

I would gladly read about it here. 182.232.181.189 (talk) 18:44, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Except for the large stained-glass window over the front door, I don't see much North African inspiration. Maybe the arches inside, but that could be equally at home in the Caribbean. Neither the general shape of the building, the outside brickwork, or the decoration inside has any type of North African character. Xuxl (talk) 19:33, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

See Architecture of Algeria. It is mainly just the excessive arches. They seem to really like a lot of arches. But, that is not unique to Algeria. (Note: The article you referenced states that it is Algerian, not North African.) If you've looked at classical haciendas, as an example, they commonly have walls with a lot of arches in them. 97.82.165.112 (talk) 14:54, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I didn't read beyond the heading and the summary before posting; After your comment I read there and understood that the daughter of Elijah Muhammad considered this Algerian due to similarities with houses of her relatives there. I should seek examples of Algerian architecture in the web. 182.232.53.152 (talk) 19:47, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]