Painted (Blue) Rocks, Tafraoute, Morocco
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g300td
N 29° 40.718 W 008° 58.641
29R E 502191 N 3283176
The unbelievable blue rocks in the desert.
Waymark Code: WMFZR5
Location: Morocco
Date Posted: 12/25/2012
Views: 4
"Tafraout, also spelled Tafrawt or Tafraoute, is a town in Tiznit Province, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco. It is located in the Anti-Atlas mountains in southern Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 4,931."
Wikipedia-Text.
South of Tafraoute not far away from the street near Agard-Oudad,the belgian artist Jean Verame, painted giant rocks in 1984 in glowing blue colours. They say he used 18 tons of blue colour.
You can imagine that this kind of art is very controversial.
Title: Painted Rocks of Tafraoute
Artist: Jean Verame
Media (materials) used: Granite blocks
Date of creation or placement: 1984
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Not listed
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