التراث المعماري بالمغرب : الذاكرة المجالية و مظاهر التثمين

Abstract EN

Heritage is generally the product of material and moral creations of a society.

People inherit it from their predecessors, it reflects their precedent experiences, their hopes, their aspects of living, their behaviors; and also their needs and ways of thinking.

Therefore, it is an embodiment of historical heritage of precedent societies.

It is also a basic means of précising the existence of civilization and highlighting identity.

From his point of view, it is a mirror of the past and a source to inhale from to know the present.

Ancient architectural heritage is that material heritage that has got a cultural and artistic value; creative, esthetic or functional.

It reflects the pillars on which these civilizations stood; the receptions of its societies and their philosophy in managing their everyday life.

Morocco is a place that was, and is still a meeting point of different civilizations and ethnic groups that contributed to the creation of an architectural heritage that includes architectural monuments and historical buildings.

This has made from it an alive ethnographic human museum.

Actually, several of these monuments have been recognized as a world heritage by international institutions.

However, they still suffer from structural problems that hinder their optimal investment culturally and economically.

Hence,their need for being given attention and importance.

The contents of this paper will try to show the types of architectural heritage in Morocco, the factors that contributed to its production and also highlight the problems that threaten its continuation.

And that is by making a comparison between its constituents, and suggesting how it could be one of the principal means of realizing sustainable development and the economy of heritage by making from it the most important objective that the country wants to achieve.