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2. Moroccan architecture - Wikipedia

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   Moroccan architecture reflects Morocco's diverse geography and long history, marked by successive waves of settlers through both migration and military conquest. This architectural heritage includes ancient Roman sites, historic Islamic architecture, local vernacular architecture, 20th-century French colonial architecture, and modern architecture.

3. Riad (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Moroccan houses were inward focused, which allowed for family privacy and protection from the weather. This inward focus was expressed with a centrally placed interior garden or courtyard, and the lack of large windows on the exterior walls of rammed earth or mud brick. This design principle also found support in the social mores of Islamic ...

4. Historic house architecture in Morocco - Wikipedia

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   As with other traditional Moroccan structures, the interior decoration includes carved stucco, sculpted and painted wood, and zellij tilework. [2] [1] The central patio/courtyard, the wast ad-dar, is thus the centerpiece of the house. The size and craftsmanship of this interior space was an indication of the status and wealth of its owners ...

5. Culture of Morocco - Wikipedia

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   Modern Standard Arabic and Standard Moroccan Berber are the official languages of Morocco, [14] while Moroccan Arabic is the national vernacular dialect; [15] Berber languages are spoken in some mountain areas, such as Tarifit, spoken by 3.2%, Central Atlas Tamazight, spoken by 7.4%, and Tashelhit, spoken by 14.2%.

6. Architecture of Casablanca - Wikipedia

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   Elie Azagury, the first Moroccan modernist architect, led GAMMA after Morocco regained its independence in 1956. [ 9 ] [ 7 ] Azagury—young, controversial, and an outspoken Communist—was active in Hay Hassani designing cités , modular public housing units, that combined elements of modern and vernacular architecture taking local culture and ...

7. Moorish architecture - Wikipedia

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   The muqarnas fragments are painted with images of musicians and other figures. [2]: 98–100 Ibn Mardanish also constructed what is now known as the Castillejo de Monteagudo, a hilltop castle and fortified palace outside the city that is one of the best-preserved examples of Almoravid-era architecture in the Iberian Peninsula. It has a ...