Dar Bellarj through time

Marrakesh 2008–2017 28 photos of this spot

28 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Marrakesh, spanning 2008–2017. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

Visitors walk through the Ben Youssef Madrasa in this 2008 photograph. The Marrakech religious school, rebuilt in the 16th century under the Saadian dynasty, could once house hundreds of students in its surrounding cells.

At the Ben Yusef madrassa 2008 Visitors walk through the Ben Youssef Madrasa in this 2008 photograph. The Marrakech religious school, rebuilt in the 16th century under the Saadian dynasty, could once house hundreds of students in its surrounding cells.

Cedar roof carvings at the Ben Youssef Madrassa, Marrakech, Morocco 2012 Carved cedar roofwork inside the Ben Youssef Madrassa in Marrakech, seen in 2012. The madrasa's interior is noted for the intricate stucco, zellij tilework, and woodcarving added during its 16th-century Saadian reconstruction.

Ben Youssef Madrasa 2016 The Ben Youssef Madrasa in Marrakech, Morocco, photographed in January 2016. Founded in the 14th century and largely rebuilt in the 16th century under the Saadian dynasty, it was once one of the largest Islamic colleges in North Africa.

Madrasa in 2016 2016 A street scene photographed in Marrakesh in January 2016, in the historic Moroccan city long known for its walled medina. Marrakesh's old quarter is a dense network of narrow streets, markets, and traditional courtyard houses.

Madrasa in 2016 2016 Taken in Marrakesh, Morocco in early 2016, this photograph records a moment from the city's historic quarters, a region long shaped by centuries of trade along trans-Saharan caravan routes linking the Sahara to the Mediterranean coast.

Madrasa in 2016 2016 This 2016 photograph shows a view from Marrakesh, Morocco, whose old medina remains one of the best-preserved historic urban centers in North Africa, still enclosed by its original red sandstone ramparts.

Marrakech Museum 2016 The Marrakech Museum occupies the late 19th-century Dar Mnebhi Palace, built for the Moroccan statesman Mehdi Mnebhi; this photograph from January 2016 shows the building's Andalusian-Moorish courtyard, known for its large hanging chandelier.

Dar Bellarj 2016 Dar Bellarj, whose name means 'House of the Storks' in Arabic, occupies a Saadian-era building in the Marrakech medina near the Ben Youssef Madrasa; it once served as a shelter for injured storks before becoming a cultural arts foundation, photographed here in January 2016.

Madrasa 2016 Titled simply 'Madrasa,' this photograph shows one of Marrakech's historic Islamic colleges, buildings traditionally decorated with carved stucco, cedar wood, and geometric zellige tilework.

Ben Youssef Madrasa 2016 Built in the 14th century and expanded under Saadian rule in the 16th, the Ben Youssef Madrasa in Marrakech's old medina served as a school for religious students until 1960, when it closed and was later restored as a historic site.

Ben Youssef Madrasa 2016 This January 2016 photograph shows the Ben Youssef Madrasa in Marrakech, a former Quranic school whose courtyard and student cells are lined with elaborate stucco and tilework dating to the Saadian era.

Dar Bellarj 2016 The interior of Dar Bellarj, a Marrakech cultural foundation housed in a Saadian-period building once known for sheltering storks, is pictured here in early 2016.

Madrasa in 2016 2016 A 2016 view of Marrakesh, Morocco, a city whose medina has drawn travelers for centuries thanks to its markets, mosques, and palaces set within its red sandstone walls near the foothills of the Atlas Mountains.

Marrakech Museum 2016 The ornate courtyard of the Marrakech Museum, part of the former Dar Mnebhi Palace, appears in this January 2016 image; the palace was converted into a museum of Moroccan art in the late 1990s.

Dar Bellarj 2016 This detail of Dar Bellarj, photographed in January 2016, shows part of the Marrakech building whose name recalls the storks once sheltered within its walls.

Ben Youssef Madrasa 1619 DxO 2016 The courtyard of the Ben Youssef Madrasa, a centuries-old Islamic college near the heart of Marrakech's medina, appears in this January 2016 image; the building once housed hundreds of students before closing as a school in 1960.

Dar Bellarj 2016 Dar Bellarj's traditional Moroccan architecture, captured here in January 2016, reflects its origins as a Saadian-era house in the Marrakech medina, later used to care for storks and, still later, as a cultural foundation.

Dar Bellarj 2016 A corner of Dar Bellarj in Marrakech is shown in this January 2016 photograph; the building's name references its former role sheltering storks before it became an arts venue.

Marrakech Museum 2016 Converted into a museum in the late 1990s, the former Dar Mnebhi Palace in Marrakech is pictured here in 2016, displaying the traditional courtyard architecture for which it is known.

Marrakech Museum 2016 A view inside the Marrakech Museum, January 2016 -- the building's Moorish arches and tilework date to its construction as a palace in the late 19th century.

Marrakech Museum 2016 This photograph from January 2016 shows part of the Marrakech Museum's interior, housed within the 19th-century Dar Mnebhi Palace and centered on a courtyard with a large chandelier.

Dar Bellarj 2016 Marrakech's Dar Bellarj, pictured in January 2016, combines traditional Moroccan craftsmanship with a history as a bird sanctuary turned cultural space.

Madrasa in 2016 2016 Captured in Marrakesh, Morocco in January 2016, the photograph forms part of a set documenting the city's medina during a single visit that month, focusing on the everyday texture of the old town.

Marrakech Museum 2016 This January 2016 image captures the Marrakech Museum, a late 19th-century palace turned exhibition space for Moroccan art and crafts, centered on a courtyard known for its large hanging chandelier.

Dar Bellarj 2016 Once a refuge for storks, Dar Bellarj in Marrakech's medina had long since become a cultural venue when this photograph was taken in January 2016, its Saadian-era rooms given over to art exhibitions.

Dar Bellarj 2016 Dar Bellarj, a cultural foundation in the Marrakesh medina, occupies a building that once served as a shelter for storks, its name meaning House of the Storks in Arabic. It now hosts exhibitions and workshops connected to Moroccan crafts and heritage.

Marrakech Museum 2016 The Marrakech Museum occupies the Dar Mnebhi Palace in the city's medina, a late 19th-century residence built for a Moroccan minister and later converted into a museum displaying historic Moroccan art, textiles, and ceramics.

Madrasa in 2017 2017 A street scene from Marrakesh, Morocco, photographed in 2017. The city's medina, enclosed by kilometers of pink-hued ramparts, has functioned as a commercial and cultural hub since the Almoravid dynasty founded Marrakesh in the eleventh century.