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Riad (architecture)
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A riad or riyad (Arabic: رياض, romanized: riyāḍ) is a type of garden courtyard historically associated with house and palace architecture in the Maghreb and al-Andalus.[1][2][3][4] Its classic form is a rectangular garden divided into four quadrants by two paved paths intersecting in the center, where a fountain is typically situated. The planted areas are usually sunken below the level of the paths.[4][3] Its origin is generally attributed to traditional Persian gardens whose influence spread during the Islamic period.[3][5] The term "riad" is nowadays often used in Morocco to refer to a hotel or guesthouse-style accommodation with shared common areas and private rooms, often within a restored traditional mansion.[6][7]
- ^ Ruggles, D. Fairchild (2008). Islamic Gardens and Landscapes. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 226. ISBN 9780812207286.
riyad – (Maghreb) an interior courtyard garden
- ^ Petersen, Andrew (1996). "riad". Dictionary of Islamic Architecture. Routledge. ISBN 9781134613663.
North African term for a walled garden.
- ^ a b c Marçais, Georges (1954). L'architecture musulmane d'Occident (in French). Paris: Arts et métiers graphiques. pp. 404 and others.
- ^ a b Wilbaux, Quentin (2001). La médina de Marrakech: Formation des espaces urbains d'une ancienne capitale du Maroc (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan. pp. 57–60, 69–75. ISBN 2747523888.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Lonely Planet. "Sleeping in Morocco". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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