The Significance of Ornaments and Motifs in Heritage Buildings of Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| International Journal of Creativity and Innovation in Humanities and Education | ||
| Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 70-85 PDF (822.95 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijcihe.2022.246769 | ||
| Author | ||
| Nermin Saad Fathalla | ||
| Lecturer, Interior Design Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Ornaments and motifs in architecture are elements that which added to an otherwise merely structural form, usually for the purpose of decoration or embellishment, it’s the language through which architecture communicates with a public. Utilizing those decorative elements and motifs is considered as an intellectual communication throughout the characteristics of architectural styles. The importance of the study is Identifying and understanding the range of ornamental design principles used in previous times which signifies the transformations of eras. Styles of ornamentation studied in reference to the specific culture, which develops unique forms of decoration, or modified ornaments from other cultures. Very few researches have been undertaken to study such decorative elements, hence the objective of the study was to understand, record and analyze the existing wide variety of decorative ornaments, which were spread in Alexandria, mainly two distinctive styles, which were the Neoclassic, and Art Deco styles. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ornaments- Motifs; Identity- Heritage Buildings; Alexandria -Egypt | ||
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