▁arch ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁large ▁structures . ▁ ▁The ▁pointed ▁arch ▁as ▁a ▁defining ▁characteristic ▁of ▁Goth ic ▁architecture ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁intr ou ced ▁from ▁the ▁Islam ic , ▁in ▁some ▁areas , ▁but ▁to ▁have ▁evol ved ▁as ▁a ▁struct ural ▁solution ▁in ▁late ▁Roman es que , ▁both ▁in ▁England ▁at ▁Dur ham ▁C athedral ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Burg und ian ▁Roman es que ▁and ▁C ister cian ▁architecture ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁Tem pl ar ▁churches ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 1 1 9 , ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁Tem pl ar ▁received ▁as ▁headquarters ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Al - A q sa ▁Mos que ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁considered ▁by ▁the ▁cr us aders ▁the ▁Temple ▁of ▁Sol omon , ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁order ▁took ▁its ▁common ▁name . ▁The ▁typical ▁round ▁churches ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁kn ights ▁across ▁Western ▁Europe , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁London ▁Temple ▁Church , ▁are ▁probably ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁Al - A q sa ▁or ▁the ▁D ome ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ▁ ▁Islam ic ▁elements ▁in ▁Renaissance ▁art ▁ ▁Pse udo - K uf ic ▁Pse udo - K uf ic ▁is ▁a ▁decor ative ▁mot if ▁which ▁res emb les ▁K uf ic ▁script ▁and ▁occurs ▁in ▁many ▁Italian ▁Renaissance ▁paint ings . ▁ ▁The ▁exact ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁pseudo - K uf ic ▁in ▁early ▁Renaissance ▁works ▁is ▁unclear . ▁It ▁seems ▁that ▁Western ers ▁mistaken ly ▁associated ▁ 1 3 th – 1 4 th -