Majorelle Garden
The garden of colors
Majorelle Garden, the iconic
attraction of Marrakech is a little bit like Las Vegas in terms of trying to
give back what you experience... The reality is too twisted itself, in terms of
colors. Therefore, you can only really experiment this place once you are
there. Therefore Majorelle Garden is by far the Nr1 on the list of places where
people just can’t help and overdo their photos. I’ve seen some of the worst
Photoshop fails in terms of the Jardine du Majorelle and the problem is, the
more over-edited photos you see, the less connected to the reality you will be.
Why is Majorelle Garden so iconic?
If you are from Miami, Florida
the land of Art-Deco buildings , this place won’t tell you all that much,
except for the outstanding colors and the observation on how Art Deco and
Islamic Arts can possibly mix, but in all honesty, when you think of Morocco,
it’s generally not Art Deco you associate it with. In fact, your thoughts
couldn’t be any further from Art Deco in all. That’s why this attraction is
also a bit of a surprise for many.
As an extra, apart from being
some of the most photographed attraction from the outside, on the inside, the
building gives home to the Islamic Art Museum of Marrakech too.
An Interesting fact: The
world famous fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent owned the Majorelle Gardens
until he died in 2008. His wish was to spread his ashes throughout the garden
and this is exactly what happened.
Majorelle Garden History:
The Majorelle Garden was the
dream of the French painter Jacques Majorelle and through hard work, dedication
and an exact plan in mind, forty years later, this work of art was born.
What we are talking about is an Art
Deco Villa, that includes elements from the Moroccan-Islamic architecture too,
but above all that, this place has become a real landmark for its outstanding
colors. You will see the cacophony of blues and yellows which are somehow
brought in harmony with the large botanical garden that embraces it all.
The blue and the shades of blue
is so outstanding that after a while you just can’t help, you want to bring out
more and more from your photos and this is the
Nr.1 reason why so many fail. The object is far from being plain that’s
why it’s such an excellent target of overdone photos.
The garden, which is a park on
its own right also gives home to the Berber Museum which you can easily reach
with a ten minute walk from the central villa building.
This attraction occupies a twelve
acre (522720 square feet) land and is located in the uptown district of Güeliz,
located very close to the other key attractions of Marrakech such as Al
Koutoubia or Jamaa El F’na.
How to get there:
The easiest way to get there is either by foot from
the Central Bus Station (Gare Routiére) or simply take a cab.
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