Marrakech candidate to attract 3.8 million tourists by 2018

Moroccan media reports revealed that the city of Marrakech candidate to attract 3.8 million tourists by 2018, and the weekly "to Aavirita" explained in the last issue, that all actors, whether in the public or private sector Mabún in order to achieve this Agv.o adds that during the weekly meeting recently organized in Marrakech, headed by the Wali of the Marrakech Tensift El Haouz Abdul Salam picrate, about presenting the outcome of tourist activities during the first three months of the current year and to discuss the action plan for the period between 2014 and 2017, all public and private actors stressed the need to strengthen the leadership of the city of Marrakech on the leveltourism and strengthen its position among the most distinctive global tourist destinations.

Finally .. Morocco exceeded the threshold of 10 million tourists and Marrakech lead locomotive

Tourism Minister Lahcen Haddad said, on Thursday in Rabat, Morocco, attracted in 2013 about 10,000,046 thousand tourists, an increase of up to 7 per cent in the number of tourists compared with the year 2012.oaodh minister, during a press briefing following the weekly meeting of the Council of the government, to shed light on the outcome of tourist activity in the Kingdom in 2013, the number of tourists who flocked to the UK over the past year, rose to 10.046 million tourists, at the time of nights rate recorded an increase of up to 9 per cent,
He added that the tourist activity, during the year 2013, recorded an increase of 7 per cent, compared with the year 2012, supported by rising volume of attracting foreign tourists.
The minister pointed out that attract tourists from the German market rate and the English and Italian record last year, respectively, an increase of 13, 12 and 15 per cent, while attracting French tourists and Spaniards rate recorded during the same year, a rise of up to 4 per cent compared with 2012.
On the other hand, the record of nights rate in tourist accommodation in Saudi institutions, to the very end of last December, an increase of 9 percent compared with the same period of 2012 (plus 11 per cent for tourists non-residents, plus 5 per cent for residents).
Mr. Smith explained that this rise in the number of nights matter almost all tourist cities, a Casablanca (10 percent) and Tangier (7 percent) and Fez (20 percent), indicating that the poles guides "Marrakesh and Agadir," and already attracting 65 percent of the total nights B, a growth of 10 per cent on the level of these two destinations.
He added that the filling ratio, during the year 2013, rose by 3 per cent compared with the year 2012, which is equivalent to an increase of 43 per cent of the end of 2013.
The minister pointed out that the tourist activity during the month of December has maintained the rhythm of growth by 12 percent of tourist receipts for the border points.
He pointed out that the volume of foreign tourist receipts for points border increased by 15 per cent compared with the month of December of 2012, where he recorded the most significant increases were recorded on the level of the number of arrivals from the German market, Italian, British, French and Spanish, a growth rate of 22, 21 and 17, 9 and 5 percent respectively .
Nights also achieved in tourist accommodation establishments classified increased by 16 per cent during the month of December, where the increase touched most of the tourist destinations in the Kingdom by 26 per cent in Marrakech and 14 per cent in Agadir and 25 per cent of Fez and 14 per cent in Casablanca and 11 per cent in Rabat.
Seen filling ratio improved by 5 percent compared with the month of December of 2012 and reached 39 per Almaúh.an "and .m.a" Adapted

Koutoubia mosque .. architectural masterpiece old

Silo Koutoubia exploits Urban Almohad (Marrakech), where the first mosque built by Aketbiah Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min Ben Ali Komi year 1147. The second mosque was built in 1158 AD at the same time as the Hassan Tower built in Rabat and the Giralda in Seville in Andalusia. Illustrates the architectural shape of the silo affected Andalusian architectural art outstanding ornamented with Islamic character. Which is similar in size the first building, and is organized in a prayer hall rectangular includes seventeen arcade oriented vertically towards the Qibla, carried by columns and arches consistent and unique crowns reminiscent of those found villagers Mosque in Fez. The confluence gallery kiss five Bakbbh hallway and axial design and true to the characteristics of the Almohad religious architecture, which had a deep impact in various parts of the Muslim West.

Of Islamic landmarks entrenched in the history of Morocco event Koutoubia Islamic lighthouse in a mosque in the heart of the city of Marrakech beating the mosque history Thumper at the foot of the era Hzarat event and he remained a witness to history came naming Koutoubia Mosque that name borrowed or Msthah of the type of activity in the vicinity of the mosque area they Ketabon and calligraphers and Ketbion violin Kano called old Koutoubia Mosque was built in the reign of the Almohad dynasty in the era of background Abd al-Mu'min in the second half of the twelfth century, says owner Blazers Almosah to mention the news Marrakchi: "He built Abdelmoumen House stone mosque last, collecting it Friday, began to build the mosque, and the demolition of the mosque, which was the bottom of the city which was built by Ali bin Leos The Koutoubia mosque of the most important mosques in Morocco. It is of exceptional dimensions, it occupies 5,300 square meters and the 17 suites and 11 dome decorated with reliefs. proclaiming sultans decisions Majestic and major events took place. mosque and minaret in the upper parts ornate frieze ceramic, painted turquoise become a symbol of the city. The platform Koutoubia Galilee is a provider of automated traffic system is one of the masterpieces of Islamic art of carpentry. This platform has been made in Cordoba at the beginning of the twelfth century, at the request of Prince Almurbati Ali ibn Yusuf ibn Yasin for the mosque, which finished construction in Marrakech. Transfer the pulpit to the Koutoubia about a year 1150.

Si Said Museum .. Creativity fanciful

House built by a great stay and minister of war Said ibn Musa at the end of the eighteenth century in Riad al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Marrakech. Squares linked by corridors roofed around and spacious rooms known today at the Museum of Dar CIA Said, visit her for two reasons: because it is a form of Moroccan art architectural Andalusian beautiful, and an example of good to take advantage of places of artistic and historical value and used tourist centers cultural presentation of the arts of all kinds, or national museums halls.

The death of Mr. Saeed in 1900 been used this house for several purposes in 1914 was devoted to embrace the governor of the region of Marrakech headquarters personnel to protect the French, and in 1930, missed the General Department for the public to refine and fine arts and the effects of a base includes interest Affairs parents and a museum and workshops for traditional industry.

In 1957, this house has been divided into two parts, specializing in traditional industry and the Department of the corridors of the museum includes a section consisting of Riyadh great big four Bakaath and Riyadh small upstairs. This section components of architectural and Tzoiqath a testament to the role of the private residential architecture of the period before the beginning of the twentieth century.

1978 - 1980 I knew the museum renovations and major reforms building, has also been reconsidered in museum collections displayed.

Museum collections by incubating Dar CIA Said city of Marrakech Museum, as well as private ones areas Tensift and licorice large and small, and the Atlas and Tafilalet southern regions belong. It consists mostly of wooden sets, jewelry, pottery and ceramics, weapons and traditional textiles and some archaeological finds, as is the case for the marble basin dating back to a century atheist century AD

Marrakech Museum of Photography and Visual Arts

The international press recently erupted plans to open the Marrakech Museum of photography and visual arts. So far, the focus of attention of the media and means of speaking in English primarily, perhaps because of the dominance of English as a lingua franca among activists in the field of contemporary art in the world and choose works of art collector David Knaus American to lead the museum.

The Marrakech museum of photography and visual arts expected to open its building designed by the architect Sir David Chipperfield in 2016 at the borders of Menara Gardens in Marrakech, aims to become a cultural key hub in the region that constitutes his heartbeat for professionals, students and visitors from throughout the world in the arts. Show architectural plans four layers of galleries, theater, cafe, library and educational facilities while the group will focus on three themes: architecture / design, and journalism's, Fashion / Culture Engineering [1]. In the meantime, use the Marrakech museum of photography and visual arts El Badi Palace in Marrakech signed him and his projects. On 20 September / September 2013, was the opening of 10 photographers contemporary Moroccans with pictures of the permanent collection, which includes works by each of the Kyoto filings, Carol Benitah, and Hisham Bnouhod, and Ali Chraibi, and Yasmina Bouziane David, and Hisham Grdav, good pilgrims, but Mia Nagy, and Leila Saddle and Mr. David children. On the first of November, the show moved to Sovital Marrakech in preparation for the next project: House residence and exhibition sponsored by Simon Njami with five photographers from Magnum (Abbas, Jim Goldberg, Susan Messelas, Marc Bauer, and Mikhail Ssobotski) begins in November 8 2013 coincides with the opening of the museum.

The task of organizing the museum in Marrakech, Morocco and African contexts that raises critical questions at this early stage. And provides electronic journalism that under rich program of exhibitions and educational and cultural exchange, will be the first institution in the African continent and is working on expanding expertise across cultural boundaries to form a broader awareness and greater tolerance [2]. There is no doubt that the promotion of Total awareness, tolerance and cross-cultural exchange through exhibitions and educational programs of ambitious projects the mission and objectives of technical museums across the world, especially that there is no surplus of supporting artists and arts education institutions in Morocco. But the claim that Altvalawl may reduce the number of public and private institutions and initiatives across the continent, which is investing in the local context and communities [3]. Fortunately, the press release in September / September 2013 departs every dimension of this tone that emphasizes that Marrakech museum of photography and visual arts, will add to the cultural scene in Africa and the most important museum of photography in the world Bamtdadeh 6,000 square meters [4].

However, these basic allegations raise a fundamental question about how to interpret the goals of Marrakech museum of photography and visual arts declared large-scale mission to specific programming when you open the doors. In fact, this very important topic due to the orientation of Alonkulofinu museum in a country where the Arab and Berber languages ​​constitute the two major and where they are traded in both French and Spanish more than English. This was evident on the first page of the project-mail to the Museum of Marrakech, photography and visual arts, as the name of the museum in the Arabic language appears in the background like a reading from left to right instead of the other way around.

In the meantime, the promotional ads for the Museum of Marrakech, photography and visual arts, which includes several images of veiled women a different set of questions on the inclusion of the museum of photography in the context of Morocco in the correct context poses. There is no doubt that doing so requires the lookout difficult to edit the history of this art from the history of colonialism and Orientalism. It also affects the risk to contribute to the writing and maintaining the Moroccan history of photography after the country gained independence in 1956 in ways that go beyond the history of traditional art in Eastern Europe and the United States to include the rich art and photography history in Africa and the Arab world - as proposed permits journalistic each of Susan Sontag and Ansel Adams and Pablo Picasso. At the same time, due to private and institutional support provider for the museum, it is important to monitor the museum options in terms of the priorities of funders and responsibilities towards the public.

These concerns pose challenges as much as an important opportunity for the museum to develop the technical evaluation programs, educational programs and explains his mission before the opening of the year in 2016. He has the ability to transform the local art community - not just expatriates, tourists and the art world - a priority and to move instead of re-centralization confirmation American European law to the history of art and photography of modern and contemporary in Morocco and other countries. We hope that these institutions achieved remarkable successes in Marrakech and elevate art in the world.

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This story is derived from the review of the draft Marrakech museum of photography and visual arts, see the information contained on the page.
Review the draft Marrakech museum of photography and visual arts, the information contained on the page, p. 37.
Taller same magazine cover a large number of these initiatives would: apartment 22 in Rabat, which was founded by curator and scholar AK in 2002, but Asinmatik in Tangier founded by Yuto Brada in 2007, and Kazemimoar (Memory House) in Casablanca, which was founded in 1995 headed at the moment architect Rashid Andalusian, and trunks, which is involved in the establishment in the year 2013 in Tetouan artist Younis Rahmon and artistic value Saliou Pyrenees. See Archive Morocco in the same magazine.
Press statement to Marrakesh Museum of Photography and Visual Arts, September / September 2013

Emma mar
PhD student in art history from Northwestern University (Evanston, USA) and in the year 2013 to 2014 affiliated to the American Institute of Higher Studies in Morocco.


(English translation: Mary Yazbek

Saadian tombs ... masterpiece in Marrakech

Saadian tombs are located. North Casbah Almohad Marrakech. This compound was discovered funeral in 1917 by the Fine Arts and the interest of historic buildings. Had access to it is through the door is received next to the mosque, built by Sultan Almohad Yaqub al-Mansur, however, since the beginning of the last century has been initialized corridor in the southwest corner leading into the royal tomb where large yard surrounded by many rooms are located, and is bordered on both sides of the south inner wall and the Middle Powered towers. Constructed the first nucleus of the cemetery by Sultan Moulay Abdallah al-Ghalib in 1557 to house the tomb of the founder of the Sheikh Mohammed Saadia. He also built a dome where his son would be buried 1574. After that, the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur (1603-1578) work to expand and decorate the tombs buried where he and his father and his mother, Lalla Masuda, and his brother, as well as many members of the royal family Saadia. The cemetery is made up of two groups Engatin: the first is made up of three rooms, one is a prayer hall is composed of three naves by several graves dating back to the 18th century. The mihrab is a niche pentagonal angles and topped with a broken horseshoe arch is based on the four varieties of marble columns and a dome covered with stalactites. The second is the central hall which defines the same twelve columns, and is one of the most beautiful first group Wings. Hall is based on four groups of three columns of marble "Karrar" and covered by a dome with a wooden roof engraved and decorated muqarnas modeled on the eastern flank of the mosque contemporary villagers him. And embraces the finest place in this hall tomb of Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur built this wing and the tomb of his son Zidane as well as the graves of some of his successor. This group ends Hall with three niches covered several ceilings of wood Aerar. And on the surface of two of the four Almcypraat contained, can read the inscriptions commemorating the Sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib and his father, Sheikh Mohammed. The second group and know dome Lalla Masuda due to the fact that the first hall where her grave is the first nucleus of this compound. The latter has seen the expansion of business in the era of Ahmed Mansour, which added to the south side of a large hall covered roof Aerar not completed the decoration. This room has two balconies preceded Roacan its underlying marble columns topped desks decorated with stalactites and lintels carved from wood Aerar. It seems that the origin of this compound funeral and influenced by sources coming from the graves and tombs of the former royal families, especially those that belong to the family Marinid located in Fes and Chellah. Vzacharv plaster and tiles and those engraved on wood and all the other decorations in the parameter refers to previous artistic creations Moroccan-Andalusian, and especially those belonging to the period of Nasrid Granada where decorations stalactites spread, of Iranian origin. The wall decorations came formations was in common use during the period Marinid, and from the can say that Saadi art falls within the Andalusian tradition and that it was originally a Moroccan character Exchange.

El Badi Palace .. verse of Beauty

* The most important what distinguishes the large number and variety of decoration materials used Kalrkham crowns and columns covered with gold leaves
* Work which lasted 16 years .. and he was magnificent, the name of the names of Allah
* Consists of 20 dome .. and has a 360-room variety decorations
* Does not have internal windows .. no air takes only a large gate


Marrakech red or Palm City or as he likes to be called by its inhabitants, is the fourth largest cities of Morocco, located in the south of the center of the Kingdom, and is inhabited by more than one million citizens.

«Jewel south» as some like to call it, a gateway to the Sahara, and is characterized by Bouaputea clay red since ancient red and sand, so named after the red Marrakech .. and this city, although no longer the capital of the country will remain after Fez heart of Morocco pulsating .. and enjoy Marrakech privileged location, where the same distance away from the ocean beaches and dunes of the desert, to be positioned against the Moroccan south gate, and joins the city atmosphere, colors and climate Vttgly visitor a whole new world.

Badi Palace one of the most important historical monuments of the city of Marrakech, Morocco, if not the most important at all .. and is one of the achievements of King Saadi Ahmad al-Mansur .. was built in 1578, coincided with the victory of Morocco built on the Portuguese army in the battle of Valley stores. According to historical sources that the Sultan has brought to its construction and decoration of skilled craftsmen and engineers Moroccans and foreigners, even if some ancient historians and geographers have considered it from the wonders of the world.

Badi Palace is located in the north-eastern side of the rod, and the overall design is characterized by a distribution of harmonic buildings around a rectangular courtyard. The latter mediates a large tank length of 90 meters and width of 20 meters, and four other tanks side interspersed with four gardens.

What distinguishes Badi Palace is a frequent motifs and the diversity of materials used Kalrkham crowns and columns covered with gold leaves and multi-color tiles and carved wood and painted plaster. However, these magnificent marks were demolished in 1696 AD, where he used the Moulay Ismail decorated with elements of decoration buildings new capital Meknes. However, the referees, who led the Morocco later re-construction operations and has added to the new styles in architecture and decoration, all of which follow the Islamic inscriptions.

Construction process
Contributed to the construction of the El Badi Palace in Marrakech craftsmen and employers wisdom and Franks homebuilders those with big experience in the field of architecture, also took advantage of the effects of the state.

It was a magnificent palace consists of 20 dome, in addition to many stores and ornate rooms despite multiple mosques and prayer, this has occupied the glass, especially in Morocco Saadi architectural self-standing and have been used in the decoration.

Palace Description
Beat Ahmad al-Mansur in the third month of Sha'ban 986 AH fourth of October 1578, the Portuguese in the Battle of the Valley stores «known as the battle of the Grand Palace or the Battle of the Three Kings», and failures, after this clear victory, authority, and he was named Mansour. Ahmed Mansour decided after his halo and an international reputation that builds inside the rod Marrakech luxury mansion for receptions.

The long business in which 16-year-old, and fired at the palace name «magnificent», which is the name of the names of Allah nine Ninety .. On the other hand, means the label «El Badi Palace» Arabic colloquial Moroccan «porcelain palace», which may be due to Foams rich walls zellij tiles decorated edifice in abundance. Montaigne tells in his book that trip in Italy near the city of Pisa, the Italian workers sculpt «the king of the city of Fez from the Maghreb» fifty very Towering columns of marble, were exchanged and weight for weight compared to sugar. Of Alafranj provides that workers from various countries, including the EU, have been recruited to carry out the business.

Badi Palace received during the three-quarters of a century all the important ceremonies and festivals hosted by the sultans Saadi dynasty, had widespread reputation and extensive list somewhat excessive and wasteful. These reasons prompted the upper Sultan, Moulay Ismail, to take Aqrarhedm building, which today was left only part of the enclosure wall, measuring at two meters, and the field with the effects of tankers Aquifers and gardens, and a wing of the wings with Awamadh and some decorative items made of gypsum and marble ..
Excavations carried out in the twentieth century has allowed, and the discovery of two designs of the palace was Ahmayorma Portuguese and the other Englishman, as well as descriptions of contemporary historians and foreign visitors, in providing accurate somewhat see what it was a magnificent palace during the era of splendor.