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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 ...

3. Historic house architecture in Morocco - Wikipedia

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   Traditional houses in Morocco are usually centered around a large internal courtyard, the wast ad-dar, and are characterized by a focus on interior decoration rather than on external appearance. The houses of wealthy residents featured decoration typical of Moroccan architecture and medieval Moorish architecture , including carved and painted ...

4. Funduq al-Tetwaniyyin - Wikipedia

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   Interior of the funduq (after recent restoration) The Funduq al-Tetwaniyyin ( Arabic : فندق التطوانيين , lit. 'caravanserai of the people of Tetouan '), [ a ] also known as the Funduq al-Staouniyine , [ b ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] is a historic funduq (caravanserai) in Fes el-Bali , the old city of Fes , Morocco .

5. House of Photography of Marrakesh - Wikipedia

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   The House of Photography holds exhibitions of photos from its collection on different themes, which change every six months. It is also a research centre offering teachers and students information on the history and heritage of Morocco, as well as an educational venue open to schools.

6. Alberto Pinto (interior designer) - Wikipedia

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   Alberto Pinto was born in Casablanca to Moroccan Sephardic Jewish parents. He attended Ecole de Louvre in Paris and then moved to New York to start a photography agency. [2] His photography agency specialized in decoration and interior design. This focus on design led Pinto to take up interior design almost four decades ago.

7. 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 ...