A riad or riyad (Arabic: رياض, romanized: riyāḍ) is a type of garden courtyard historically associated with house and palace architecture in the Maghreb...
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Riyadh) Riad (architecture), a traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden or courtyard Hadith Bayad wa Riyad, an Arabic love tale "Riad N'...
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referred to as "riads". Traditional Moroccan houses can be divided into two categories: the dar (Arabic: دار) and the riyad or riad (Arabic: رياض). Both...
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Hispano-Maghrebi.: viii–ix : 121, 155 This architectural style came to encompass distinctive features such as the horseshoe arch, riad gardens (courtyard gardens with...
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housing, the Department of Popular Homes. Mahmoud Riad graduated from Cairo University’s architecture department in 1927 then went on to acquire a B.Arch...
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Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam. It encompasses both secular and religious styles from the early...
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Dar el Bacha (category 'Alawi architecture)
Dar el Bacha represents a beautiful example of Moroccan architecture and of riad architecture, with fountains and orange trees in the central courtyard...
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Bahia Palace (category 'Alawi architecture)
[better source needed] Among the existing parts of the palace today, the "Grand Riad" or large riad garden and its adjoining rooms in the northern part of the palace...
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arch, riad gardens, and elaborate geometric and arabesque motifs in wood, carved stucco, and zellij tilework. Although Moroccan Amazigh architecture is not...
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contemporary Nasrid architecture in the Emirate of Granada. Some features of Moroccan Islamic architecture that emerged from these periods are the riad, square-based...
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