Here's some Marrakech eye-candy from The New York Times: The Palais Layadi in Marrakech, Morocco was once the home of a tribal lord — Caid Layadi. The eight buildings and 43,055 square feet of the palace are being renovated by Jean-Louis Raynaud and Kenyon Kramer for their client, a Swiss banker...

Check out the story behind this quick but thorough transformation: In Morocco, a 19th-Century Palace Transformed and the slideshow.

Images: Ingrid Pullar for The New York Times