MAROCCO 01-2015- 028
JARDIN MAJORELLE
Jacques Majorelle,son of celebrated furniture maker LOUIS MAJORELLE,was born in Nancy,France in 1886.It was in 1919 that he first come to Marrakech to continue his career as a painter.
He acquired land in 1924 and began the landscape which is today known as the Majorelle Garden.In 1947 he opened the garden to the public,a tradition that continues to this day.Following a car accident in 1962,Jacques Majorelle reteurned to France and shortly thereafter passed away.
The Majorelle Garden is one of the twentieth cantury`s most mysterious gardens.It is a place of rare individual expression and mystical force.The garden is an abundance of vegtal shapes and forms representing five continents and reflects Jacques Majorelle`s significance as one of the most important plant collectors of his time.
A great capture of the colored and enchanting garden !
And the story goes on in 1980 when Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé bought the Majorelle garden and thus saved it from a hotel project. The new owners decide to live in the villa of the artist, renamed Villa Oasis and undertake important restoration work. The flora of the garden is largely increased today. Died on June 1, 2008 in Paris, Yves Saint Laurent’s ashes were scattered in the rose garden of the villa.
A "must-see" .
MAROCCO 01-2015- 028
JARDIN MAJORELLE
Jacques Majorelle,son of celebrated furniture maker LOUIS MAJORELLE,was born in Nancy,France in 1886.It was in 1919 that he first come to Marrakech to continue his career as a painter.
He acquired land in 1924 and began the landscape which is today known as the Majorelle Garden.In 1947 he opened the garden to the public,a tradition that continues to this day.Following a car accident in 1962,Jacques Majorelle reteurned to France and shortly thereafter passed away.
The Majorelle Garden is one of the twentieth cantury`s most mysterious gardens.It is a place of rare individual expression and mystical force.The garden is an abundance of vegtal shapes and forms representing five continents and reflects Jacques Majorelle`s significance as one of the most important plant collectors of his time.
A great capture of the colored and enchanting garden !
And the story goes on in 1980 when Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé bought the Majorelle garden and thus saved it from a hotel project. The new owners decide to live in the villa of the artist, renamed Villa Oasis and undertake important restoration work. The flora of the garden is largely increased today. Died on June 1, 2008 in Paris, Yves Saint Laurent’s ashes were scattered in the rose garden of the villa.
A "must-see" .