Experience the Moroccan Culture: Tangier Riad
December 30, 2009 by Gerald Branch
Filed under Travel
Known as the \”gateway of Africa\”, Tangier is believed to be the most dynamic city in Morocco. This mythical city is located 60km from Gibraltar and 14km from Spain. Its strong international mix of European, Moroccan and African culture makes the city a perfect destination to visit. With its beaches, museums and gardens, it is a great place for a getaway.
While traveling to Tangier, you may want to experience further its unique mix of international cultures in its hotels. Tangier can offer its guests exquisite guesthouses to stay. They are known as riad that may be either a traditional Moroccan house or a palace with beautiful indoor gardens. Staying in a Tangier riad, one can feel and experience its rich and vibrant culture.
Riad Dar Sultan. It is located near the beach and the center of Kasbah district in Tangier. It was once the house of a late Sultan who lived in Dar El Makhzen Palace. This palace is now converted into a museum. Riad Dar Sultan is a 300 year old riad equipped with splendid ornaments of ancient objects and a spectacular view of the sea and the old Kasbah district. The riad has its lobby, fireplaces and library. All the 6 rooms and suites are comfortably spacious designed with the local Moroccan traditions.
If you want to relax and wanted a quiet, intimate place, stay at the \”sanctuary of peace and tranquility\” – the Riad Dar Jameel. This riad allows its guest the peacefulness and mysteriousness of the city. One can experience the twist of a rich history and the beauty of the present. Its decors are greatly influenced by Moroccan and European cultures with stucco ceilings, traditional couch and a bed with baldachin in each room and suites.
Riad Tanja is the oldest riad in Tangier. It is the first guesthouse constructed in the city designed purely by Moroccan artifacts, old furniture and antiques. The visitors are accommodated by high quality, luxurious comfort and sleekness of a Tanger riad overlooking the bay. It has 6 exquisite, well -furnished double suites with stunning flora hanging in its terraces.
Known as the \”house of lights,\” Riad Dar Nour is popular because of its authenticity and beauty. It has 7 comfortable rooms and suites with its own bath room, air conditioning and heating. The guesthouse has also its own library with books from various parts of the world. The riad has its reputation because of the wide collection of carpets, old ceramics and other ornaments from the 15 year period of the Arabs in Tangier.
Riad Dar Nilam. It is a remarkable place with a mix texture of Africa and the east of the Orient. Riad Dar Nilam is surrounded by various arts such as the astonishing smoothness of the Moroccan architecture and the breathtaking beauty of the garden. It has 3 suites and 2 rooms, each are uniquely decorated and are equipped with own bath, air conditioning, Internet access, mini bar and satellite TV. The riad also has a reading place and fireplace in the first floor, overlooking in the city. Riad Dar Nilam has massage rooms, a swimming pool and a hamman which enables its guest to relax.
You yearn for a nice, peace and quiet spot where you can relax and soothe yourself right at the heart of Morocco; places like tanger riad is the answer. The tanger appartementthat surrounds the area perfectly suits your way of spending a relaxing vacation. You will certainly have no regrets visiting this place.
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How to restore Chinese Antique Furniture
Learn how the antique chinese furniture are restored/refurnished to improve the finish available so that you can select the right antique chinese furniture pieces.
Because the refinishing process is done with meticulous care, and with the goal of bringing out the object’s inherent character, the craftsmanship and restoration brings you the best quality possible. In short, it is a very complicated way to ensure the best possible restoration and refinishing of Ming and Qing special Chinese Antique.
According to the appearance of the classical furniture, there are three kinds of restoration methods: Ancientness maintenance; Bark maintenance; Renovation. The examining standard and schedule are very strict during the restoration; the quality control is throughout the whole process.
Ancientness Maintenance It means: After repaired by carpenter, the parts with white surface can be scarped and polished; but the other original lacquer and decoration must be kept.
Operation flow: Furniture selection — Removal – Replacement material – Boards joint — Test for makeup — Assembly
- Furniture selection: Observe how mildewed and rotten the furniture is to see if it can be repaired on the basis of the Ancientness maintenance.
- Removal: The craftsmen in the restoration workshop will take each piece apart, this is a very important procedure. The quality of the restoration depends on it.
Remove it after watching its structure, when removed, the order that is contrary to the original makeup order should be adopted. The damage of the original lacquer should be lowered to the least. The scraper cannot be used.
Take off all hardware and metalwork and keep them.
- Replacement material: The worker will firstly use sandpaper and special tools to make each piece smooth but Max. keep the old laqure , painting and carving to keep the chacraters of the old piece.
Watch the furniture鈥檚 original texture, the damage degree and parts to see if it really need material replaced, if so, the same texture, color and grain are in need. Generally, the light colors are preferred. Refinish the surface with several layer of laquer (With several times of polish ).
In such a way it can get the pieces max keep the charater (Color , Surface Defect of Long Time Using etc.) of old item. It look much like old piece.
The next step is to repair and clean the bronze and other metalwork according to the your request and replace them back on the furniture.
- Boards joint: The joined board should be made an angle of 30 degrees with the sideboard. The joint with paste powder should be operated under certain pressure and temperature; the operation method is to clip the boards for 4-8 hours firstly, then take out and place it for 24-48 hours. The requirement after joined is to keep the boards straight; no gap; no paste print, no crack.
- Test for make-up: The requirement is the same as the renovation.
- Assembly: According to the original structure, when assembling, the tongue-groove structure should be tight, the frame is flat and straight, the surface is smooth, no paste print.
- The requirement of the cabinet style is: 1, to keep the gap between the door and door, the door and the frame homogeneous, generally within 5mm.
2, to keep it easy to open and close the drawer; the gap around it is within 3mm;the vertical stays and bracket arms should be added in the back or the bottom to keep the furniture in a long use.
- The requirement of the chair style is to join the tongue-groove structure well, according to the damage degree.
- The requirement of the table style is to keep the joint of the rim and the cap tight; the bracket arm should be used in.
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