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The photographs published by RIAD MAG, with their author, source and licence. Each photo is used in accordance with its licence; rights are checked by the editors before publication.

  1. Narrow alley with ochre walls in the Marrakech medina, with no passers-by

    Derb Hajra, Marrakech medina

    Author
    Jorge Láscar
    Licence
    CC BY 2.0
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  2. Zellige-tiled courtyard with a central fountain, surrounded by galleries of white columns

    A courtyard in the Bahia Palace, Marrakech (2011).

    Author
    Michal Osmenda
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  3. Marble fountain on a zellige-paved path in an inner garden

    Fountain in the garden of the Bahia Palace (2018).

    Author
    Mounia.lah.83
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  4. Salon of the Douiria de Mouassine: carved stucco, painted wooden ceiling, double-leaf doors

    The salon of the Douiria de Mouassine, now a museum (2014).

    Author
    Robert Prazeres
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  5. Octagonal dome of carved and painted cedar wood, seen from below

    Wooden dome in the grand salon of Dar Si Said (2014).

    Author
    Robert Prazeres
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  6. White patio with a central fountain and zellige floor, surrounded by carved wooden doors

    The patio of the Dar Si Said museum, Marrakech. A museum, not a property for sale.

    Author
    C messier
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  7. Quiet alley in the Marrakech medina, lined with ochre façades and a carved wooden door

    A quiet alley in the Marrakech medina.

    Author
    Martin Furtschegger
    Licence
    CC BY 3.0
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  8. Detail of polychrome zellige beneath a carved stucco calligraphic frieze, Ben Youssef Madrasa

    Zellige and carved inscription, Ben Youssef Madrasa, Marrakech.

    Author
    Elena Tatiana Chis
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  9. Rooftops of the Marrakech medina, a roof terrace with a table and wrought-iron railings

    Roof terraces of Marrakech.

    Author
    Anass Sedrati
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  10. Narrow derb in the Marrakech medina between high ochre and red walls, in raking light

    Derb Saba, Marrakech.

    Author
    Martin Furtschegger
    Licence
    CC BY 3.0
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  11. Carved wooden door leaves with geometric patterns and ring knockers, in black and white

    Wooden doors of the Bou Inania madrasa, Fez.

    Author
    Petar Milošević
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  12. Two wooden door leaves with panels painted with faded flowers, Bahia Palace

    Doors with painted panels, Bahia Palace, Marrakech.

    Author
    FuriousYogi
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  13. Inner garden planted with orange trees, seen between two columns, chequerboard zellige floor

    Courtyard and garden of Dar el-Bacha, Marrakech (museum).

    Author
    R Prazeres
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  14. Room with traditional Moroccan decoration: zellige, painted stucco, wooden doors and antique rugs

    A room in the Dar Si Said museum, Marrakech.

    Author
    C messier
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  15. Marrakech roof terraces in the early morning, wrought-iron railings and ochre walls

    Rooftops of Marrakech.

    Author
    Thomas Woodtli
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  16. Panoramic view of the Fez medina, its tightly packed rooftops stretching as far as the eye can see

    The Fez medina seen from the hills above (2009).

    Author
    Zimaal
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  17. The white medina of Tétouan at the foot of the mountains

    Tétouan, on the edge of the medina and the kasbah (2024).

    Author
    Ideophagous
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  18. Crenellated ramparts of the Kasbah of the Oudayas in Rabat, with palm trees in the foreground

    The ramparts of the Kasbah of the Oudayas, Rabat (2016).

    Author
    Shaftshadowy
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  19. Riad garden laid out in planted beds around a basin, courtyard of Dar el Bacha, Marrakech

    Courtyard garden of Dar el Bacha, Marrakech

    Author
    Robert Prazeres
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  20. Residential alley near Bab Doukkala, with adjoining ochre houses, in the Marrakech medina

    Alley near Bab Doukkala, Marrakech medina

    Author
    Ymblanter
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  21. Arcades of a ruined mosque in the Marrakech medina, its walls cracked and propped up

    Ruined mosque near Derb Dabachi, Marrakech medina, March 2025.

    Author
    Draceane
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  22. Collapsed prayer hall, its pillars and arches still standing beneath the open sky

    The same mosque, March 2025.

    Author
    Draceane
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.
  23. Rammed-earth walls of the El Badi Palace rising above orange-tree gardens

    The El Badi Palace, Marrakech (2016).

    Author
    Yuliya Boda
    Changes
    Cropped and resized for web display; no other changes.

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