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Architecture Berber architecture With its ksours, kasbahs, and other fortified castles, the architecture of southern Morocco is simply superb and distinctly different from the Arabo-Andalusian style. © S. Nicolas / Age Fotostock

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  • Berber architecture
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  • The Royal Palace of Marrakech
  • Inside the Bahia

Southern Moroccan architecture is of Berber origin. During their sedentary period, the nomads built ksours, fortified villages and Kasbahs similar to citadels and castles. However, the earthen constructions are not time and rain resistant. Those that have resisted are less than a century old. Today, teams of architects aim to protect these clay and palm tree fibre walls which are so typical of this region. In the rest of the country, you will observe the ?austere façades' of the Hispano-Moorish architecture which is particularly found in the city. The aim of these austere façades is to better disguise the splendor which is hiding inside and which relies on three main decorative elements: arabesque, written Koran verses and geometric octagonal-shaped patterns. They can be found on a number of handicraft items.

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