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November - December 2014.
Holiday in Morocco.
French painter Jacques Majorelle spent 40 years creating the landscaped garden in Marrakech. The garden has been owned by Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé since 1980. Saint Laurent's ashes were scattered in the garden.
The day we visited the Majorelle Garden was Yves St. Laurent’s birthday, in celebration of which entry was free. There was a huge lineup o get in, but as we were with a guide we bypassed the lineup.
The Majorelle Garden (French: Jardin Majorelle) is a botanical garden in Marrakech, Morocco. It was created by the French Orientalist artist, Jacques Majorelle over almost forty years, starting in 1923. The property was the residence of the artist and his wife from 1923 until their divorce in the 1950s. In the 1980s, the property was purchased by the fashion designers, Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé who worked to restore it. Today, the garden and villa complex is open to the public. The villa houses the Islamic Art Museum of Marrakech, the Berber Museum and has recently opened the Musee Yves Saint Laurent.