A serene central courtyard stretches before the camera in cool monochrome — a long reflecting pool flanked by manicured gardens, surrounded on three sides by graceful horseshoe arcades whose columns and whitewashed plaster recall the grandeur of the Almoravid and Almohad dynasties that made Marrakech a seat of empire. This is the Palais de l'Aguedal, or Hôpital Maisonnave, whose central court is captured here in a photograph published by Les Editions d'Art Félix of Marrakech as No. 69 in their series. The card carries a handwritten French message on the back — "voici un ancien palais arabe transformé en hopital" ("here is an ancient Arab palace transformed into a hospital") — a note that speaks volumes about the French Protectorate's pragmatic reuse of Morocco's architectural heritage. Published by one of Marrakech's most prolific art publishers, this unused-to-the-address card is a compelling document of the colonial transformation of a royal palace into a medical facility, a history that resonates long after the protectorate's end.