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Medersa Ben Youssef |
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This ancient Koranic school of the mérinide period is one of the most remarkable monuments of Marrakesh . Maghreb University center during the XIVth century, with more than 130 rooms it represents one of the biggest universities of Koranic theology in the Maghreb . Cross the heavy bronze door to discover mosaics, finely sculptured beams, courtyards and luminous patios paved with marble. |
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Bahia Palace |
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«The Brilliant " was built during the last quarter of XIXth century so that Ba Ahmed, chamberlain of the Alaouite Sultan Moulay el-Hassan, could live in with his 4 wives and 24 common law wives. Covering eight acres it shelters 150 rooms. Patios, riads planted of cypress and rare plants, fountains and magnificent basins form a real labyrinth.
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Majorelle Garden |
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This charming, planted garden of rare tropical essences was created in 1920 by the famous painter Jacques Majorelle, around a small art-deco house which he used as a workshop up to his death, in 1962. Orange trees, cactus, banana trees, rosebushes, hibiscuses and dwarf palm trees form a surprising tropical composition contrasting with the singular blue (blue Majorelle) of walls. Bought by Yves Saint Laurent in 1962, a part of the house was transformed into an Islamic art museum. |
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Saadiens' Tombs |
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Royal necropolis richly decorated where buried Sultan Ahmed el-Mansour el-Dahbi lays. «The Conqueror, The Golden ", had conquered Sudan and defeated Portugal at the Three Kings Battle in 178.
Rooms and courtyard of the mausoleum shelter the graves of its founder and the descendants of the saâdienne dynasty. Three communicating rooms are distinguished by the fineness of their decoration: Carrara marble column, adorned ceilings with stucco and dome with wooden stalactites of cedar, chiselled and heightened with gold …
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Dar Si Saïd Museum |
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Built in the middle of the XIXth century, this house was realized upon request of Si Saïd B. Minister of war and brother of Ba Hmad, Regent at the time. Once deceased, this riad was used in various manners, especially under the French protectorate and in 1930, it became the office of the Native Arts service, a museum of ancient art and craftsmen's workshops. The Museum is worth visiting with plenty of things to be seen, such as carpets, Jewels, daggers, poufs, safes, and various leather crafts. But more especially, magnificently worked wooden ceilings, decorations on the walls covered with varied mosaics and the remarkable wooden doors, are very impressive. |
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