The Spanish-Moorish Mudekhar code in the Crimean cultural landscape

Abstract

The subject of the study is the Spanish-Moorish Mudekhar code in the cultural landscape of the Crimea. The object of the study is the Spanish-Moorish stylistics in the decor of the architecture of the Crimea. The following methods are used in the work: culturological (ontological and semiotic) analysis in determining stylistic elements, the method of analysis of previous studies, the method of synthesis in identifying stylistic features of the Crimean architecture of the Modern period. The article reveals the following aspects of the topic: the features of the Spanish-Moorish Mudejar style and its application in the architecture of the Crimea of the Art Nouveau period, as well as the reasons for the popularization of this code in the cultural landscape of the Crimea are identified. The main conclusions of the study are: 1. The multiethnic Crimean cultural landscape is represented by the cultures of ethnic groups that inhabited the Crimea from ancient times to the present day. The main factor in the identification and self-identification of ethnic groups is religious affiliation, reflected in folk traditions. Folk art is the most characteristic example of the manifestation of ethnic identity. 2. The spread of the Spanish-Moorish Mudekhar style in Crimean architecture is not accidental, since the synthesis of eastern and Western features is organic for Crimea, which has been lying on the way "from the Varangians to the Greeks" since ancient times, at the intersection of trade routes from Europe to Asia. The Moorish style has become part of both the geographical and cultural landscape of the Crimea, organically entering the architecture of summer palaces and mansions. 3. A special contribution of the authors to the development of the topic is the identification and justification of the Mudekhar code as one of the most popular in the Crimean Art Nouveau style. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the identification and stylistic analysis of the Mudekhar code in the Crimean cultural landscape.