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Wealthier homes had reception rooms at ground level, opening off the patio, which were equally if not even more richly decorated, sometimes with elaborate wooden cupola ceilings. This style was in turn found in other cities in the region of the Moroccan north such as Ouazzane, Taza, and Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, though often in less lavish form.
Compagnie Générale Immobiliere, or CGI is a Moroccan real-estate development compagnie which is listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange since 2007 . CGI was originally set up as part of CDG Development – which in itself is part of the CDG: Caisse de dépôt et de gestion.
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 ...
Royal Palace of Tétouan, created in 1956 by merging the former governor's mansion with the adjacent residence-general of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco in Tétouan. The oldest building in the compound, Dar al-Emrat, dates to 1740. Summer Palace of Skhirat, created by King Hassan II, [4] the scene of the 1971 Moroccan coup d'état attempt; [5]
The riad is one of two main types of traditional Moroccan houses, often with two or more stories around an interior symmetrical garden centered around a fountain. [10]: 55–58 Riads were the stately city homes of the wealthiest citizens such as merchants and courtiers who were able to build mansions which included interior gardens.
The Plan Azur is an investment project initiated by the Moroccan government in 2001. [1] ... 4,620,000 sq m real estate project, earmarked for final completion in ...
In Morocco, they became especially widespread in the palaces and mansions of Marrakesh, where the combination of available space and warm climate made them particularly appealing. [54] The term is nowadays applied in a broader way to traditional Moroccan houses that have been converted into hotels and tourist guesthouses. [109] [110]
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 ...