Doors Part 4 - details

 

On our last day in Marrakesh we walked beyond the Post Office towards the Mellah, and passed this splendid door, above.

Even knockers, handles and bolts are interesting in Marrakesh. Those pictured below serve a second function in everyday life in the medina: one sees men twisting rayon floss and other threads to create great lengths of cord and braid, which are then used to embellish kaftans, djellebahs, and cloth bags. Wonderful low tech creativity, and the remnants remain to bear witness when the cords are cut off.

 

 

 

Doors Part 3

 

This gorgeous door above is in the Medina in Marrakesh, close to the Souk de Teinturiers, as is the one below. I think they may be entrances to mosques, but I'm not sure. The entrances are truly inspiring, anyway.

 

 

This is a doorway in a Berber house in the Ourika Valley in the Atlas Mountains, on the way to Setti Fatma. The colours of the paint on the door and the walls are quite stunning. The house stands by the river, shaded by trees and the water powers a small mill.

 

This glorious combination of terracotta walls and blue doors and shutters is at Setti Fatma.

Doors Part 2

 

I love this old door and wall by the Qubba Ba'adiyn and can imagine all sorts of dusty treasures hidden within - or not.

 

Above is an archway into the Qubba itself - a doorway if not a door.

 

I became fascinated by the Hand of Fatima, which is seen in many guises in Morocco. This particularly elegant version is a door knocker at the Stork House, close to the Musee de Marrakesh.

 

This last I have shown before, and I think it is a shutter rather than a door, but I think it is stunning so here it is:-