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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. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. El Badi Palace - Wikipedia

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   On the south side of this passage were most of the functional annexes of the palace, including kitchens, warehouses, the treasury, and stables. [3] On the north side of the passage was the vast reception palace, the El Badi proper, along with the private quarters of the sultan and his family, their bathhouses ( hammam s ), a private mosque, and ...

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. Kasbah of Marrakesh - Wikipedia

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   The interior of the palace consists of various gardens and courtyards surrounded by chambers and pavilions. It is dominated by the largest riad garden in Marrakesh, the Arsat an-Nil ("Garden of the Nile"). It is named after the Nile River, allegedly because it was planted with flora from Egypt. Measuring around 130 by 70 metres (430 by 230 ft ...