Le Jardin Secret : The restoration of a great forgotten riad

A documentary on the history and restoration of Le Jardin Secret, one of the largest and most ancient riads in the medina of Marrakech. With interviews and images from the worksite.
Shot and edited by Luca and Alessia Braguti between 2013 and 2016
www.lejardinsecretmarrakech.com

[@iainclark1599]

We visited this garden in 2023 , it was just incredible
Such a beautiful restoration and everything is done by hand
Wonderful craftsmanship

[@user-sp6zp8yz7z]

الحمد لله على نعمة الله. المغاربة لما يزرعون ويغرسون كلما زادا عشقهم للغرس . خالي الله يحفضو مازال يغرس ويحصد وهو من نواحي مراكش . تحياتي لأهلي واحبابي في المغرب العريق .

[@b.bernal6151]

It’s amazingly that they did all that marvelous restoration in two years.

[@faebalina7786]

These men are very skilled craftsmen everything looks so intricate.

[@Anamillio]

I visited this last in early 2023, and they have added so much more to it, it looks so beautiful

[@felicecaccamo4909]

Incredible work! To create this marvel from a total ruin in just over 2 years!!!

[@franciscusnuyts627]

A very very old olivetree is a piece of art on itself . Awesome video 😍😍😍😍😍🤗😍

[@ubrtkthhhhhh]

Absolutely amazing work.

[@groberjunge]

THIS IS AMAZING WORK!

[@Actafabulaest100]

Un travail extraordinaire, c'est l'image exacte de la vie qui renaît de ses cendres. Votre travail messieurs enseigne le respect... Merci à vous tous d'avoir pensé à embellir par ce jardin exceptionnel la ville de ma naissance...

[@hacenethevest4370]

رائعة جدا جدا 😮😮😮

[@saa82vik]

Bellissimo lavoro. Complimenti,

[@zaouiaimmobilier3402]

it's nice jardin

[@user-qp4ty3rz4h]

J'ai aimé cet endroit

[@adamlourazi6864]

C'est un Android Extra ordinaire j'ai bien aimé

[@mnhblackstoned]

why is it called secret?

[@hikari69]

Because it was forgotten for more than 90 years nobody knew about it , until they discovered it all of a sudden

[@mnhblackstoned]

@@hikari69 it was forgotten just like my comment 😂..thank you for replying!

[@hikari69]

@@mnhblackstoned hahaha no problem bro

[@stevieg6418]

It is a shame they went more for the academic and technical achievement and missing out the artistic side which go hand in hand with such gardens. It is a shame on this scale there is no great work of Moroccan tiling and alabaster work etc. Maybe in time, perhaps the budget didn't meet the desire.

[@bernardkealey6449]

Hi Stevie - have you seen “The making of the Moroccan Court” mini doc by NY Metropolitan Museum? Although it was an “artificial” installation, it covers a lot of what you longed for in your comment…

[@stevieg6418]

@@bernardkealey6449 Yes I have - it was such a joy to see and so warming to see the artists and how they go about their work. So happy that such art can still be made however it is still rare.