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Building the Moroccan Court

The Met · 1.6M views · 2013-08-08 · 17:44

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Overview

A short film following Moroccan artisans from Fez as they build a traditional 15th-century-style Moroccan court inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It shows zellij tilework and other traditional techniques.

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Shared as a satisfying look at craftsmen taking pride in traditional handmade tile mosaics.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2015–2021

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jazzyjackson · 2021-12 · Strong recommendation

from one angle, the church spends money for monumental purposes. But I’m not of the opinion that you can just spend your way to those cathedrals: the workmen (freemasons in the original sense) have to believe they are giving glory to god. Here’s a great video [0][17min] documenting the Met Museum’s commissioning of moroccan mosaics, by the end you can see the craftsmen taking great pride in their work, above and beyond what they’re paid to do, carving “allah” over and over out of religious dedication. (just want to push back on the notion that religion is all about manipulating people with your power, the crimes of the vatican notwishstanding) [0] [VIDEO]

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jacobolus · 2016-03 · Recommendation

Wow. Now imagine tiling the floor, walls, ceiling, and outside façade of a mosque using such handmade tiles. Insane amounts of human labor involved. Your video sucked me into watching videos about tilemaking. :-) This one is kind of neat: [VIDEO]

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donedonedone · 2015-08 · Reference

The Moroccan government is actively investing in preserving and promoting Moroccan crafts all over the world[1]. They helped design Walt Disney World Resort's Morocco Pavillon in Florida. [1] [VIDEO] [2] [LINK]

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