a staircase leading to an upstairs reception area called a dormiria, which often is the most lavish room in the home adorned with decorative tilework, painted furniture, and piles of embroidered pillows and Moroccan rugs. More affluent families also have greenhouses and a second dormiria, accessible from a street-level staircase. Service quarters and stairways were always at the corners of the structures. Ziliij Ziliij (), colorful geometric mosaic tile work, is a decorative art and architectural element commonly found in Moroccan mosques, mausolea, homes, and palaces. These probably evolved from Greco-Roman mosaics, which have been found in cities such as Volubilis and Lixus. Modernist architecture In the mid to late 20th century, architects such as Elie Azagury, Jean-François Zevaco, Abdeslam Faraoui, Patrice de Mazières, and Mourad Ben Embarek marked the architecture of Casablanca and other parts of Morocco with significant works of modernist and brutalist architecture. See also List of botanical gardens List of museums in Morocco Moroccan American League Moroccan architecture Sport in Morocco References Bibliography Verner, Corince. (2004). The villas and riads of Morocco''. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers External links TRC Needles entry on Moroccan embroidery Traditional Moroccan music from Morocco's Ministry of Communication The Moroccan Souk Moroccan culture Arab culture Islamic culture