 those of the Mouassine and Bab Doukkala mosques), as well as the carved wooden canopies of the Saadian Tombs and of the Saadian pavilions in the courtyard of the Qarawiyyin Mosque.The spandrels of the wooden arch feature a mandorla-type (or almond-shaped) motif which may be of Ottoman influence.Carved into the lintel are two cartouches containing Arabic calligraphic inscriptions in thuluth style, with verses praising God