December 2016
Partnership with the Regional Delegation of the Ministry of Culture of Morocco.
Since its foundation in the XIth century by the Almoravids, Marrakech benefited from an ingenious water supply system. It is a system made up of khettaras, underground drains that conveyed water from its sources to socio-collective facilities such as fountains, public baths, the latrines, mosques, etc.. Thereafter, the progress and development of hydraulic techniques made in this area under the Almohads (XIIth women under a pergola) allowed the creation of large water basins intended for, among others, to the irrigation of huge gardens and orchards, like those of Aguedal or Menara.
Since, the hydraulic system put in place was constantly improved and maintained by the reigning dynasties until the beginning of the 20th centuryth women under a pergola. So, thanks to the abundance of its waters and the landscaping and agricultural know-how of its inhabitants, Marrakech, despite the aridity of its environment, became a garden city and a verdant oasis that fascinated and still fascinates the visitor.
The photographs presented in this exhibition date mainly from the years 1920 and allow to realize an important part of the rich heritage of Marrakech.