Lambrequin arch

[4] Some scholars speculate that the lambrequin arch was itself derived from the use of muqarnas in archways.

[6][7][1] Its origins are also traced further back to the "mixtilinear" arches seen in the oratory of the 11th-century Aljaferia Palace in Zaragoza.

[4] This type of arch was introduced into the Maghreb and Al-Andalus regions during the Almoravid period (11th–12th centuries), with an early appearance in the funerary section of the Qarawiyyin Mosque (in Fez) dating from the early 12th century.

[3]: 123  It remained common in the subsequent architecture of the region, in many cases used to highlight the arches near the mihrab area of a mosque.

[6][8][9][3] Muqarnas arches are also found abundantly the Alhambra palaces in Granada, for example, particularly the Court of Lions.