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The Ḥasba and the Qasma represent the methods of constructing pure Moroccan geometric patterns. [4] These methods are not only used for Tazouaqt, but they are used to draw geometric patterns for all other traditional arts: carved wood, plaster, stone or marble, chiseled or engraved metal, zellige , etc. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Depending on the surface to ...
Later coffee tables were designed as low tables, and this idea may have come from the Ottoman Empire, based on the tables in use in tea gardens. As the Anglo-Japanese style was popular in Britain throughout the 1870s and 1880s, [ 5 ] and low tables were common in Japan , this seems to be an equally likely source for the concept of a long low table.
The Hermitage wrote that Arab Coffeehouse is "the epitome of absolute inner peace," referencing the figures in the painting being cut off from their surroundings, "as if they had lost consciousness of their bodily weight". [7]
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 ...
The British acceded to any French designs in Morocco in the Entente Cordiale of 1904. The Germans, however, who had no established presence in the region, strongly protested against the French plan. The Kaiser's dramatic intervention in Morocco in March 1905 in support of Moroccan independence became a turning point on the road to the First ...
The cultural heritage of Morocco (patrimoine national) is protected and promoted in accordance with Law 19-05 (2005) and Law 22-80 (1980), which relate to the nation's Historic Monuments (monuments historiques), Sites (sites), inscriptions, and objects of art and antiquity.
[2] [105] Some Moroccan minarets have octagonal shafts, though this is more characteristic of the northern parts of the country. [4] Inside the main shaft a staircase, and in other cases a ramp, ascends to the top of the minaret. [2] [105] Medieval Moroccan mosques also frequently followed the "T-type" model established in the Almohad period.
Remains of the Portuguese prison, the oldest European structure in Casablanca, circa 1900. The oldest European structure in Casablanca was an abandoned prison allegedly built by the Portuguese, arcades of which now decorate the Arab League Park.