Gardens Inside a Home

When Marrakech Riads were put in place in Morocco more than a few years ago, it was met with cynicism. However, the riads were revitalized and were made as further attraction to the Moroccan vista through the help of masters who intended at putting up local, authentic homes.

Marrakech riads are conventional Moroccan homes which has an interior garden or courtyard. Riads can be a simple home or it could be a palace. In Arabic, riad or ryad means “garden”. One of the best examples which exemplify the origins of this type of structure is found in the ancient Roman city of Voulubiis. The riad was and continues to be an significant architectural design which supports the Islamic necessity for women’s privacy within their home gardens.

Marrakech Riads protect its residents in opposition to harsh Moroccan weather and also provide privacy for families. The garden, which is typically based at the center of a riad and the absence of windows on its thick walls support women’s privacy mainly those who belong to the top class in the society.

The instant one steps into riads, a feeling of seclusion from the outer world would instantly be felt. Inside a riad, the rooms of the home or palace open to an internal garden while its external walls are windowless. Observed from the exterior, the homes or palaces simply seem to be like large brick walled buildings and nothing much. Inside on the other hand, was an entirely unusual world that can transport the visitor into a whole new dimension of dessert living.

Traditionally, the inner garden has four orange or a few lemon trees along with a fountain at the center. Inside the homes, the walls are colourfully designed plaster and tile walls which frequently describe Arabic calligraphy with quotations from the Holy Quran.

Through the years, the styles of the Marrakech Riads have altered, but the basic form remains the same. With the resurgence of Marrakech Riads, the interest of building homes with such designs have resurfaced. With the success of the restoration of riads and ancient homes, they were made open to the community by having them as luxury hotels and restaurants in Morocco.

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Butterfly

A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly’s life cycle consists of four parts, egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. Butterflies comprise the true butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea), the skippers (superfamily Hesperioidea) and the moth-butterflies (superfamily Hedyloidea). All the many other families within the Lepidoptera are referred to as moths.

Butterflies exhibit polymorphism, mimicry and aposematism. Some, like the Monarch, will migrate over long distances. Some butterflies have evolved symbiotic and parasitic relationships with social insects such as ants. Some species are pests because in their larval stages they can damage domestic crops or trees; however, some species are agents of pollination of some plants, and caterpillars of a few butterflies (e.g., Harvesters) eat harmful insects. Culturally, butterflies are a popular motif in the visual and literary arts.
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