Every star on our entrance wall was cut by hand with a sharpened hammer called a menqach. Passed from master to apprentice, the craft turns simple glazed squares into infinite patterns — on the steps of the entrance, around the courtyard fountain and on the rooftop pool.
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The art of zellige
How craftsmen cut and set thousands of glazed tiles into the geometry that covers the riad’s walls and fountains.
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Marrakech
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