[The-s]

Let's share some pictures of Morocco that show how places changed during the past.

• you have to post two pictures taken from the same place, don't post some random pictures of the same city...
• A little description would be nice (when the photo was taken, names of the places, etc...)

 

[The-s]

Oujda
Places Bab sidi Abdelwahab

This places was literally a chaos, Poorly maintained, Street vendors, dirt, catastrophic traffic, etc...
After its rehabilitation it has gained its original look and has become more organized.

2002

The same places, Today

 

[The-s]

Volubilis
The Triumphal arch

The arch of caracalla was barely visible in the 19th century...
it gained it's form after a reconstruction of the site.

1887

The Arch, Today


Triumphal Arch by Isaac Sachs, on Flickr
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[The-s]

Volubilis

The Basilica of volubilis was also barely visible in the 19th century...

1887

Today



Volubilis Basilica by laheringer, on Flickr
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[aaabbbccc]

keep it going , I like this thread

 

[HB07]

Gare de Kenitra
Vu des quais

1920

2010

 

[The-s]

For some reason, i like the old look.

 

[madao]

My father tells me that a lot of things in Morocco were more beautiful and proper than now in Morocco..

 

[Gadiri]

Who rebuilt Volubilis ? (I guess french not moroccans)

 

[HB07]

Who rebuilt Volubilis ? (I guess french not moroccans)

on sait qu'il la vidé en tous cas ^^

When the Romans withdrew in the third century AD, local tribes continued to inhabit the city into the 17th century, at which time Moulay Ismael destroyed much of Volubilis to scavenge building materials for Meknes. (Wharton, 1920)


http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=14906

 

[The-s]

^ Ce pillage était tout a fait normal autrefois, il y en avait partout comme l'exemple de Moulay Ismail.

C'est le tremblement de Lisbonne qui a donné le coup finale à Volubilis.

 

[HB07]

Place Jemaa El Fna

1913

2013

 

[brahimweldl7aja]

^ Ce pillage était tout a fait normal autrefois, il y en avait partout comme l'exemple de Moulay Ismail.

C'est le tremblement de Lisbonne qui a donné le coup finale à Volubilis.

moulay smail non seulement a pillé volubilis mais il a aussi détruit plusieurs monument historiques des dynasties antérieures a Fes et Marrakech l'exemple le plus criant est celui du chef d'œuvre Saadien le palais badia a marrakech

 

[The-s]

Chefchaouen

We can identify by these two photos two major changes
1. The architecture of the houses | 2. Reforestation on the mount in the background

Earlier 20th century

Today


IMG_3185 by [ fq9 ], on Flickr
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[aeio]

Avec tout l'argent qu'ils se font,ils ne peuvent même pas changer ces vieux parasols cocacola pourris,un peu de chic voyons....

 

[The-s]

Ce qui est dommage, c'est l'aspect originale de la ville qui se perd de plus en plus.

 

[aaabbbccc]

My father tells me that a lot of things in Morocco were more beautiful and proper than now in Morocco..

That is more common worldwide that you think , so many things looked better back than

 

[Genbank]

Ce qui est dommage, c'est l'aspect originale de la ville qui se perd de plus en plus.

+1

On voit bien que le toit en pente à tendance à être remplacé par des toit-terrasses. C'est aussi un symptôme du réchauffement climatique, vu que Chefchaouen connaissaient des épisodes neigeux plus réguliers et intense par le passé.

 

[Gadiri]

on sait qu'il la vidé en tous cas ^^

When the Romans withdrew in the third century AD, local tribes continued to inhabit the city into the 17th century, at which time Moulay Ismael destroyed much of Volubilis to scavenge building materials for Meknes. (Wharton, 1920)


http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=14906

En Tunisie certains piliers de la mosquée de Kairouan sont issus de vestiges romain. La Zaitouna aussi il me semble.

 

[Prythen]

Nice thread, keep'em coming :up:

Earlier 20th century

I really prefer the old look because of the roofs. I mean, these kinds of roofs in moutains, really ? Also, a lot of houses aren't even painted nowadays. hno: