Colourful Hive through time

Fez 1922–2024 21 photos of this spot

21 photographs taken at the same spot in Fez, spanning 1922–2024 — 4 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

This 1922 photograph shows a fondouk in Fez, Morocco, photographed before it underwent restoration; such courtyard buildings served as inns and warehouses for merchants and their goods.

EU: The foudouk, before restoration, Fez, Morocco. Photograph, ca. (1922) 1922 This 1922 photograph shows a fondouk in Fez, Morocco, photographed before it underwent restoration; such courtyard buildings served as inns and warehouses for merchants and their goods.

EU: The feeding trough, restored, inside the walls of the Bab al-Guissa Mosque, Fez, Morocco. Photograph, ca. (1922) 1922 Taken around 1922, this photograph shows the restored feeding trough inside the walls of the Bab al-Guissa Mosque in Fez, Morocco.

EU: The foudouk, before restoration, Fez, Morocco (1922) 1922 A similar view of the same fondouk in Fez, Morocco, captured before restoration work began, dated 1922.

EU: The feeding trough, restored, inside the walls of the Bab al-Guissa Mosque, Fez, Morocco (1922) 1922 Another view, from about 1922, of the restored feeding trough within the Bab al-Guissa Mosque compound in Fez, Morocco.

La médina de Fès vue de la terrasse 2008 A rooftop terrace offers a view over the medina of Fez in this 2008 photograph, taking in the dense tangle of low buildings and minarets that make up one of the largest car-free urban areas in the world.

Dar Batha, 19th century summer palace 2010 Dar Batha, a former summer palace in Fez, Morocco, built in Hispano-Moorish style in the late 19th century, now serves as a museum of Moroccan traditional arts set around a landscaped Andalusian garden.

Palacio Real, Fez, Marruecos 2011 The Royal Palace of Fez, seen from outside its walls in 2011. Its brass-studded doors and horseshoe arches, framed by zellige tilework, mark the ceremonial entrance long associated with the Moroccan monarchy.

Fez, Marruecos 2011 A covered alleyway in the Fez medina lined with small shops, photographed in 2011. Awnings and corrugated roofing shade the narrow passage, a common feature of the souks that thread through the old city.

Fez, Marruecos 2011 A hillside view over the rooftops of Fez, photographed in 2011. The city's medina, one of the world's largest car-free urban areas, spreads across the valley below.

Fez, Marruecos 2011 A sunlit passage through the old city of Fez, photographed in 2011, its stone paving worn smooth by generations of foot traffic between shuttered doorways.

Palacio Real, Fez, Marruecos 2011 One of the monumental brass-studded doors of the Royal Palace in Fez, photographed in 2011. The palace's gates, framed by zellige tile and carved stucco, form one of the city's most photographed landmarks.

Palacio Real, Fez, Marruecos 2011 Detail of the horseshoe-arched gateway at the Royal Palace of Fez, photographed in 2011. The geometric tilework and carved plaster surrounding the doors reflect Moroccan royal craftsmanship.

Gateway in 2011 2011 The Saffarin Madrasa in Fez, one of the city's oldest Quranic colleges, photographed in 2011. Founded in the 13th century, it stands near the Qarawiyyin mosque-university in the heart of the medina.

Gateway in 2011 2011 Palais Jamai in Fez, a 19th-century vizier's residence, photographed in 2011. The historic palace overlooking the medina was later converted into a hotel.

(28134041211) (qarawiyyin crop) 2011 A view toward the Qarawiyyin Mosque and University in Fez, photographed in 2011. Founded in 859, it is regarded as one of the oldest continuously operating educational institutions in the world.

Gateway in 2011 2011 Ruined stone gateways crown a hillside above Fez, photographed in 2011, overlooking the green valley and terraced fields surrounding the old city. Such hilltop viewpoints are popular for panoramas of the medina spread out below.

Gateway in 2011 2011 A green-tiled minaret rises above a tiled rooftop in Fez, photographed in 2011. Green ceramic roofing is traditional for religious buildings across the city's medina.

Gateway in 2011 2011 A crenellated stone fortification flying the Moroccan flag, photographed in Fez in 2011. Fortified walls and gates like this one once defended the approaches to the old city.

Colourful Hive 2012 Rows of dye-filled stone vessels at a tannery in Fez, Morocco, photographed in 2012. The honeycomb-like arrangement of vats is one of the medina's best-known sights.

Gateway 2012 A gateway in Fez's old medina, photographed in 2012. Fez's medina, Fes el-Bali, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the largest car-free urban areas in the world.

Place des Alaouites Fes Marokko 2024 Place des Alaouites in Fez, Morocco, named for the Alaouite dynasty that has ruled the country since the 17th century and whose royal palace stands nearby. Photographed in 2024.