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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Some older Islamic art had a religious rule against depicting sentient beings, which stemmed from trying to avoid worshipping idols. As a result, their art features lots of geometric patterns like you’ve seen instead.

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