Moroccan art and design is fascinating, including the architectural elements and tile mosaics (kellij). You can spot delightful patterns everywhere, even in the Sahara Desert.

Bab Agnaou, one of Marrakesh’s nineteen gates, was built in the 12th century and served primarily as a decorative royal entrance.

City walls in Essaouira, Ouarzazate, and Marrakesh

Window in the desert

Welcome to Morocco

Different designs on metal doors

Blue door, stray cat

Wooden door

Different tile designs

Green tile, stray cat

Kitsch and cat

Cooking containers

Musical instruments of the desert

Rug loom: maker of patterns

Rugs and iconography

Ever-changing sands of the Sahara