We spent a few hours in the Fez medina today. There are beautiful doors EVERYWHERE! Here are a few…
From the Bou Inania Madrasa, an Islamic school that was built in the 1300’s!
This beautiful door is in a gorgeous renovated riad:
This door is super-skinny…at the other end of the spectrum from the gigantic doors…
Some Moroccan doors have two knockers to protect the modesty of the women. If someone uses the knocker that’s mounted higher on the door, the woman inside will know that it’s a man, and will make sure she’s properly dressed.
I don’t remember seeing this hinge design in other Moroccan cities. It is patterned after the Hand of Fatima, which is thought to protect people from the Evil Eye.
We went door shopping. How do you say “kid in a candy store” in Arabic?
Coming up tomorrow…Wordless Wednesday, Moroccan style!
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I’m really enjoying these Morocco posts! They are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Lori!
I’m glad you’re enjoying them!
Door shopping in Morocco? Did you buy one to install in your house as a souvenir?
No, but I bought a beautiful rug!!
Not a panic bar in sight!
Definitely not!
We did see a few at the supermarket, actually.
طفل في متجر للحلوى
You speak Arabic, Lou?
No, but I can Google with the best of them.
Don’t you remember the question you asked?
It seems like the door designs incorporate “doors within doors” or am I just misinterpreting the pictures?
Yes! They have a ton of wicket doors!
http://idighardware.com/2011/01/wicket-doors/
Gorgeous! It’s amazing how much history you can learn from buildings. My mother has always teased me that I take pictures of buildings instead of people and I tell her that’s where the history is!
Wow! Gorgeous doors, beautiful architecture, and incredibly ornate decoration on everything!
Thanks for sharing, Lori!
Hi Lori, What do you call the hinges on these gigantic Moroccan doors? I’m thinking of buying or making something similar but I can’t find any more details on the history of these doors and how they functioned. Do these doors even have a name or is it a gate? Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Hi Brent –
If you’re asking about the first photo, those are pivots, but obviously much more ornate than today’s pivots.
– Lori