Moroccan riad Moroccan riad A riad () is a type of traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden or courtyard. The word riad originates from the Arabian term for garden, , ryad. The ancient Roman city of Volubilis provided a reference for the beginnings of riad architecture during the Idrisid Dynasty. When the Almoravids conquered Spain in the 11th century they sent Muslim, Christian and Jewish artisans from Spain to Morocco to work on monuments. The Riad is the Moroccan traditional house, normally with two or more stories around an Andalusian-style courtyard that contained a fountain. Riads were the stately
A Walk Around the Hotel Courtyard, Acatlan Mexican exhibition, "Hockney Paints the Stage" in 1984. A Walk Around the Hotel Courtyard, Acatlan A Walk Around the Hotel Courtyard, Acatlán is a 1985 painting by the British artist David Hockney. Hockney painted "A Walk Around the Hotel Courtyard" after discovering a hotel courtyard in Mexico, when car trouble forced him to stop on the way while driving to Mexico City. The painting is one of his more hotly coloured works, being mostly red, with green and yellow, and is done in reverse perspective. The oil on two canvases or a diptych measures 183×610 centimeters overall. It is owned