The Significance of Ornaments and Motifs in Heritage Buildings of Alexandria, Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

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Lecturer, Interior Design Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, Egypt

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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.

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