Marrakech tanneries through time

Marrakech 2006–2015 19 photos of this spot

19 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Marrakech, spanning 2006–2015. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

The tanneries of Marrakech, clustered on the eastern edge of the medina, have processed hides using traditional methods involving dye pits sunk into the ground. This 2006 photograph shows workers and pits at the site.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 The tanneries of Marrakech, clustered on the eastern edge of the medina, have processed hides using traditional methods involving dye pits sunk into the ground. This 2006 photograph shows workers and pits at the site.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 This 2006 photograph shows another view of the Marrakech tanneries, where hides are still treated in open-air pits using methods largely unchanged for generations, in the eastern quarter of the medina.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 In the tanneries district on Marrakech's eastern edge, hides are washed, dyed, and dried using techniques passed down over generations. This 2006 photograph documents the site.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 This 2006 photograph shows the Marrakech tanneries, where the dye pits sunk into the ground give the district its distinctive appearance and strong smell, a trade that has continued in the same location for centuries.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 The leather tanneries of Marrakech, seen here in a 2006 photograph, occupy a district on the eastern side of the medina where hides are still processed using traditional open-air methods.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 This 2006 photograph documents the Marrakech tanneries, where hides are cured in a series of stone vats arranged across an open courtyard in the city's medina.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 Another view of the Marrakech tanneries from 2006 shows the pits and workers of a trade that has operated in the same quarter of the medina for generations.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 This 2006 photograph shows the Marrakech tanneries from another angle, documenting the honeycomb of dye pits that has defined the district's appearance for generations.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 A further 2006 photograph of the Marrakech tanneries shows workers among the stone vats used to cure and dye hides in the city's medina, a trade little changed by modern industry.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 Stone dyeing and tanning vats in the Marrakech tanneries, photographed in 2006. Hides here are treated using methods dating back centuries, with dyes and softening agents mixed in open pits before the leather is sold in the city's souks.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 The honeycomb layout of pits at Marrakech's tanneries district, captured in 2006. Workers cycle animal hides through successive vats of lime, dye, and tannin, a leatherworking tradition that has supplied the city's markets for generations.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 Open-air dyeing pits at one of Marrakech's oldest tanneries, seen in 2006. Hides pass through a sequence of vats before being finished into the leather goods long associated with the city's craft quarters.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 A row of dye vats at the Marrakech tanneries in 2006. The district's pits and workshops have operated in roughly the same location for centuries, supplying leather to workshops throughout the city and to traders in its historic souks.

Marrakech tanneries 2006 Leather hides soak in the stone vats of the Marrakech tanneries, photographed in 2006. The pits, clustered on the eastern edge of the old city, form part of a tanning trade that predates the modern city itself.

Shop at Marrakech tanneries 2006 A leather goods shop beside the Marrakech tanneries, photographed in 2006. Merchants here sell bags, slippers, and other items made from hides processed in the adjoining dye pits, a trade closely tied to the surrounding tannery district.

Shop at Marrakech tanneries 2006 A vendor's stall at the edge of the Marrakech tanneries, photographed in 2006, selling leather goods produced from hides cured in the nearby pits and finished by craftsmen working in the surrounding quarter.

Medina, Marrakesh, Morocco 2012 The medina of Marrakech, Morocco, photographed in 2012. The old walled city's maze of narrow streets and souks has formed the commercial heart of Marrakech since the city's founding in the 11th century.

Medina, Marrakesh, Morocco 2015 A dog rests atop a heap of raw hides beside the stone dyeing pits of a tannery in the Marrakech medina, Morocco, 2015.

Medina, Marrakesh, Morocco 2015 Workers in straw hats handle dyed hides in the open-air vats of a tannery in the Marrakech medina, Morocco, 2015.