Moroccan Architecture : Discover the 5 Styles of Moroccan Art from Quaresma Boivent's blog

Moroccan Architecturehas significant diversity. It has its roots in Hispano-Moorish art. An art that continues to shine in several Moroccan and foreign monuments. It is an architectural style which was developed more than a millennium ago by Muslims and which, today, still charms the world with its marvelous qualities.

he Bahia Palace, the Koutoubia Mosque, the Saadian tombs and the Majorelle garden, Marrakech offers those who love it monuments with varied and sublime architecture that we never tire of admiring. moroccan architecture - berber and moorish and arab maroc maker (4) Morocco has long been influenced by its neighboring countries, even in the art of Moroccan architecture. Marrakech is a gold mine of diversity where various cultures meet, today forming historical monuments. 

Discover 5 styles of Moroccan architecture and be ready to meet Morocco and its history. 

1 – The Berber style Berber style constructions are made from materials found directly in nature: raw earth. The monuments emerging from the ground blend perfectly into the landscapes of southern Morocco, but are nevertheless fragile and require maintenance in order to last over time, such as the El Badi Palace in Marrakech. In Berber culture, men and women make a living from agriculture and women produce rugs and other Berber-style embroidery that is very popular today. A trip to a Berber village will introduce you to the history of this people, present since the 9th century.

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