World Showcase At Night...Morocco

Continuing with our wanderings through Epcot's World Showcase in the evening, our next stop on this journey is Morocco - one of the most immersive pavilions, in my opinion.

Let's see what the Imagineering Field Guide can tell us about this Pavilion:

Our Morocco takes inspiration from the cities of Casablanca, Marrakesh, Rabat, and Fez. It is drawn from the traditions of Islamic architecture. The pavilion, like most Moroccan cities, is divided into two sections - the ville nouvell, or new city, and the Medina, or old city.

The gateway to the city - the Bab Boujouland Gate from Fex - defines the entrance to the Medina. Such gates were typically part of the protective system of the old cities, and were therefore not very welcoming. Ours has been tweaked and given a more pleasant context so that it will work better for our purposes.
The Nejjarine Fountain to the right of the restaurant is also from Fex, and is representative of most of the villages in Morocco.

The minarets, or prayer towers, that form our Moroccan skyline are replicas of the Chella minaret from the capital city of Rabat and the Koutoubia minaret from Marrakesh. [p.108]

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