Videos tagged with "buildings"

Casablanca Morocco [00:49]
Casablanca Morocco is a city of history, towers and spires. Ancient history, romantic tales, mosques and magnificent buildings make Casablanca a must see city in Africa. Morocco with a culture of its own is dynamic and vibrant and caters for the tourist with a sense of adventure.

Chefchaouen -- The Blue City of Morocco [05:09]
One of Morocco's most popular tourist destinations, Chefchaouen is most known for its blue-rinsed buildings and alleys, an old tradition leftover from the city's Jewish population. Chefchaouen was founded by Moorish exiles from Spain, in 1471, as a small fortress to fend off the attacks of invading Portuguese forcess in northern Morocco. After the Spanish Reconquista, the small mountain town became one of the largest Moriscos and Jews refuge sites, and during their stay they managed to leave their mark on it, one that makes the modern city so special. The name Chefchaouen comes from "chauen", which is Spanish for horns, and refers to the shape of the two mountains overlooking the settlement. But it's not its strange name, the beautiful and unique handicrafts sold by local craftsman, or the delicious goat cheese that attracts the majority of tourists to Chefchaouen. It's the blue-painted houses and buildings of the city, a tradition inherited from the former Jewish inhabitants. In the Bible, Israelites are commanded to dye one of the threads in their tallit (prayer shawl) blue, with tekhelel. This was an old natural dye, processed from a species of shellfish, but in time its production collapsed and the Jewish people eventually forgot how to make it. But, in honor of the sacred commandment, the color blue was still woven into the cloth of their tallit. When they look at the dye, they will think of the blue sky, and the God above them in Heaven. While the Jewish population ...

Morocco : Casablanca, art deco buildings, Jan 2010 [03:01]
Mohammed 5th Blvd in the evening. From Casa voyageurs station.
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Tahir Shah on Downtown Casablanca [04:10]
Join Tahir Shah on a tour of the greatest city in the world: Casablanca. You'll see the building of the tram, which goes from where no one lives to where no one goes, as well as some of the grandest buildings built outside of France in the 20th century. Everything is in the detail: old wrought iron work, balconies, Art Deco architecture.
Tags: Tahir Shah, Morocco, Casablanca, Art Deco, architecture

Walls, floors, windows, doors, roofs etc!!.mov [05:54]
Some buildings in Khamlia, Merzouga, Rissani, The Sahara, Morocco.
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