Zillij Moroccan fountain

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The Moroccan fountain is a shallow rectangular pool lined with brightly-colored glazed Moroccan tiles in the outdoor plaza facing 5th Avenue North outside One Federal Place.

The installation was the result of a gift from Moroccon exporter Mounir Bensaid to the City of Birmingham in honor of Moroccan Ambassador to the United States Mahamed Benaissa during the "Ambassador's Dinner" held at Sheraton Birmingham in April 1999 as part of the Birmingham Festival of Arts' "Salute to Morocco". Benaissa was recalled to serve the Moroccan government as foreign minister before the event and was unable to attend.

References

  • Strickland, Susan (April 25, 1999) "Moroccan Food and Style Make Evening Distinctive" The Birmingham News
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