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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...
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  • Riyadh) Riad (architecture), a traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden or courtyard Hadith Bayad wa Riyad, an Arabic love tale "Riad N'...
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    referred to as "riads". Traditional Moroccan houses can be divided into two categories: the dar (Arabic: دار) and the riyad or riad (Arabic: رياض). Both...
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    Bahia Palace (category 'Alawi architecture)
    palace in 1859 and continued during the 1860s. Today, the "Grand Riad" or large riad garden and its adjoining rooms in the northern part of the palace...
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    Dar el Bacha (category 'Alawi architecture)
    Dar el Bacha represents a beautiful example of Moroccan architecture and of riad architecture, with fountains and orange trees in the central courtyard...
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    Hispano-Maghrebi.: viii–ix : 121, 155  This architectural style came to encompass distinctive features such as the horseshoe arch, riad gardens (courtyard gardens with...
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  • housing, the Department of Popular Homes. Mahmoud Riad graduated from Cairo University’s architecture department in 1927 then went on to acquire a B.Arch...
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    Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam. It encompasses both secular and religious styles from the early...
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    arch, riad gardens, and elaborate geometric and arabesque motifs in wood, carved stucco, and zellij tilework. Although Moroccan Amazigh architecture is not...
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    contemporary Nasrid architecture in the Emirate of Granada. Some features of Moroccan Islamic architecture that emerged from these periods are the riad, square-based...
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