Marrakech riad: Riad in Marrakech - Marrakech Hotel

A Riad means “garden” in Arabic. In Morocco Riads represent the traditional dwelling in the medina. The Term médina means old city in contrast to the modern city. As you go through the alleys of one of the medinas in Morocco and behind the great walls with decent-looking entrance doors you will discover those sumptuous dwellings. Riads are designed in such a way as to leave no chance for any inquisitive eye to steal a glimpse of the splendour of the place, they are arranged around a patio generally planted with trees. Being at the center of the house, the patio, with vegetation and a fountain in the middle, is the vital point to which all the rooms are oriented. The roofs Marrakech riyads and the terraces, formerly used only to perform various household chores, are today, for the most part, arranged in a way to offer the pleasure of discovering the Medina from a new viewpoint. In the course of years, the Medinas were completely abandoned by their inhabitants, who left to more modern and more practical new parts of town. Thus, these sublime dwellings started to fall into neglect. It was not until the 90's that the riads have benefited from a new revival of interest in them and many were converted into secondary residences, Morocco luxury Ryads or restaurants.

A Riad is a traditional Morocco house or palace with an interior garden. The word ryad comes from the Arabian term for garden, "ryad". The ancient Roman city of Volubilis provides a reference for the beginnings of riad architecture during the rule of the Idrisid Dynasty. The design of these courtyard dwellings in the coastal regions of Morocco were an adaption and modification of the Roman villa. When the Almoravids conquered Spain in the 11th century they sent Muslim, Christian and Jewish artisans from Spain to Morocco to work on monuments. These artisans brought with them the idea of arranging the rooms of the house around the central open-air courtyard that has become today's riads. The riads were inward focused which allowed for family privacy and protection from the weather in Morocco. This inward focus was expressed in the central location of most of the interior gardens and courtyards and the lack of large windows on the exterior clay or mud brick walls. Entrance to these houses is a major transitional experience and encourages reflection because all of the rooms open into the central atrium space. In the central garden of Marrakech traditional riads there are often four orange or lemon trees and possibly a fountain. The walls of the riads are adorned with tadelakt plaster and zellige tiles. The style of these riads has changed over the years, but the basic form is still used in designs today. Recently there has been a surge in interest in this form of house after a new vogue of renovation in towns such as Marrakech or Essaouira. Many Marrakech Riads are now used as hotels or restaurants.

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