|
|
|
|
Built:
0
Type: Entertainment Venue
Location: EPCOT
City: Walt Disney World
State: Florida
|
T
his is another often neglected part of Epcot that is perhaps its best exhibit. Not only have the buildings from Morocco been re-created, but the winding passageways and alleys of typical of a north African city have been simulated generating one of the few experiences where you can actually forget you're in Florida. Like the Italian and Japanese pavilions, Morocco is dominated by a tower. This one is a 12-century prayer tower in Marrakech, a copy of the Koutoubia Minaret. Also re-created here is the Bab Boujouloud gate from Medina. Only the Chinese pavilion pays more attention to detail and has better mosaics. But that does not diminish the impact. From the tile-lined niches that harbor small fountains to the artificially-dusty feel of the passageways this is one of the best done pavilions. The people of Morocco should be proud of their work.
The following may or may not be true:
**There is at least one cracked or missing tile in each mosaic. This is deliberate because of the belief that only Allah can make something perfect.
**From the other side of the lagoon the Moroccan pavilion appears to have more buildings than it actually does. This is because the line of sight intersects with the Hollywood Tower Hotel at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park.
**There are no pictures of Disney cartoons in the Moroccan pavilion because that would be prohibited in Morocco.
|
|
|
