Hello,
I want to share with you today the photographs from our trip to Marrakech. We did have lots of photos but I would like to concentrate on the beautiful gardens of Marrakech.
On our visit to Marrakech, one of the best locations we've been to was Le Jardin Secret. It means Secret GArden. Here is the history of the place from its own website:
The origins of Le Jardin Secret hark back to the second half of the sixteenth century when the Saadian Sultan Moulay ‘Abd-Allah commenced the urbanization of what is now the Mouassine district. However, in common with many important buildings of Marrakech, the palace, which stood on the grounds of Le Jardin Secret, was destroyed toward the end of the seventeenth century, after the decline of the Saadian dynasty. Towards the middle of the nineteenth century the kaid al-Hajj Abd-Allah U-Bihi came into possession of the land, on which, fully respecting the layout of the Saadian era complex, a new palace was built. Marrakech enjoyed a substantial development in this period, which favored the construction of gardens and rich mansions. Shortly after, the kaid U-Bihi, who was viewed suspiciously by Sultan Muhammad IV because suspected of power intrigues, was killed with poisoned tea. The property then passed into the possession of the qadi Moulay Mustapha, a great judge who enjoyed close relations with the ruling family. In 1912, he exchanged the palace with the manor of Fez of al-Hajj Muhammad Loukrissi. The latter, the former head of the watchmakers’ guild in Marrakech, had been elected in 1908 as chamberlain of Sultan Moulay ‘Abd-al-Hafiz. When, in 1912, the Sultan was exiled, al-Hajj Muhammad Loukrissi moved into this palace, where he lived until 1934, the year of his death. The property then ceased to be maintained properly and soon fell into a state of disrepair. The idea of restoring the building complex and opening it to the public took root in 2008, and Le Jardin Secret came into being eight years later.
Source:https://lejardinsecretmarrakech.com/en/explore/history
And here our photos from the visit:
And the second favourite stop was also a garden. This was the garden rebuilt by Yves Saint Lauren and Pierre Bergé. Here is the story from the website:
The Garden, which spreads over 9000 m2 today, is one of the most enchanting and mystical gardens in Morocco. Created in the space of forty years, the complex, surrounded by walls, consists of a maze of intersecting alleys, intertwining levels and Moorish Art Deco style buildings in bold colors. The garden is a gigantic and opulent heap of exotic plants and trees from the most distant lands, designed both as a sanctuary and as a laboratory by the French painter Jacques Majorelle in 1922.
In 1980, Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, who discovered Morocco in 1966, bought the Garden to save it from a hotel complex project that was considering its destruction.
The new owners decide to live in the villa of the artist Jacques Majorelle, renamed Villa Oasis.
“For many years, I have found in the Majorelle garden an inexhaustible source of inspiration and I have often dreamed of its colors which are unique”.
Yves Saint Laurent
Source: https://www.jardinmajorelle.com/lejardin/
And here are the photos, mostly mine 😁
And there were other fantastic stuff all around so I couldn't stop myself crediting them also:
See you later.
