Memory Architectural elementsVersión en línea Nombre e imagen. Name and image. por Longo Del Congo Rib caliphate vault Horseshoe arch Trefoil arches Icons: religious paintings on boards Ashlars Mosaics: small stones called tesserae, which were backed and glazed clay. -Religious and emperor themes. -Polychrome, gold backgrounds. -Hieratic faces (no feelings). -Two dimensional. Half domes: supported the weigh of the dome. Were outside. Pendentives: supported the weigh of the dome. Were inside. Relief: - Capitals of columns or horizontal bands. - Geometric and plant motifs or biblical scenes. Ribbed dome Muqarnas vault Butresses: supported the weigh of the dome. Were outside. Round arch