what is the obsession with geometry and symmetry in Arabic art and architecture?

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Having my mind blown visiting the Alhambra palace. It’s sensory overload. How come so much of the art is geometric? Was it a fashion spawned by discovery or invention or what?

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Structured art and architecture almost always follows geometric rules.

What you are calling an obsession could just as easily be described as a respect for the laws of nature and mankind’s ability to observe the natural and build off of it.

All arts are spawned by discovery and invention, so I think you are on the right track of understanding.

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