Moroccan riad
A riad ( Arabic رياض, DMG riyāḍ ) is a traditional Moroccan house or palace with an inner courtyard or inner garden. The term comes from the Arabic word for garden, riyāḍ (from which the name of the city of Riyadh is derived). The design of these inner courtyards in the coastal region of Morocco goes back to the local adoption of the construction of Roman villas ( atrium house ). The riad became popular with the onset of Islam . They offer protection and privacy to the family. Many riads in Marrakech and Essaouira are now used as hotels.
literature
- Werner Blaser : Inner courtyard in Marrakech / Courtyards in Marrakech: The Living Presence of Islamic History. Birkhäuser, Basel 2004
- Ralf Daab: Arabian Design . Daab, Cologne 2007, ISBN 978-3-937718-54-5 .
- François Maher Presley : Marrakech - Living in a Riad. Edited by Rena Dettmann, Stephan Puteick. In-Cultura.com , Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-930727-29-2 .
- François Maher Presley : A riad in Marrakech. Edited by Peter Bergmann. In-Cultura.com , Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-930727-37-7 .
Web links
Commons : Moroccan Riyadh - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
Wiktionary: Riyadh - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
