All over the upstairs, wallpaper patterns and wood moldings popped into clarity.

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In others, traditional Chinese joinery patterns used in wood construction were mimicked in masonry.

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This showroom of locally designed clothing, textiles and accessories reveals strong Nordic influences, with ceramics and carved juniper wood used for homewares, and fabrics often adopting the patterns found in traditional Estonian folk dress.

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In the Nasrid Palaces, a palace complex within the palace complex, the combination of building materials (wood, stone, ceramics and plaster) with traditional Islamic forms (intricate calligraphy, stuccoed ceilings and interwoven geometric patterns) reaches a point close to perfection.

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