Medina of Marrakech (Building(s))

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Bahia Palace (9)
between 1866 and 1900
The Bahia Palace is a palace and a set of gardens. It was built in the late 19th century, intended to be the greatest palace of its time. The name means "brilliance". As in other buildings of the period in other countries, it was intended to capture the essence of the Islamic and Moroccan style. There is a 2 acre (8,000 m²) garden with rooms opening onto courtyards.

Ben Youssef Madrassa (4)
between 1570 and 1565
Ben Yousuf Madrassa was an Islamic college in Marrakech and was named after the amoravid sultan Ali ibn Yusuf (reigned 1106/1142), who expanded the city and its influence considerably.

Dar M'Nebhi Palace (3)
Musée de Marrakech
Marrakech Museum
approx. between 1880 and 1900
Close to the Medersa Ben Youssef sits the Dar M'Nebhi Palace. This palace from the 19th century hosts a collection of Moroccan art. The main reason for the visit is not the art on display, but the building itself. It is one of the jewels of Marrakech.

El Badi Palace (10)
between 1578 and 1594
El Badi Palace consists of the remnants of a magnificent palace built by the Saadian king Ahmad al-Mansur in 1578.

Koutoubia Mosque (3)
between 1120 and 1199
The Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakech. The minaret was completed under the reign of the Almohad Caliph Yaqub al-Mansur (1184-1199) and was used as model for the Giralda of Seville then for the Hassan Tower of Rabat.

Menara gardens
near 1130
The Menara gardens are located to the west of Marrakech, Morocco, at the gates of the Atlas mountains. They were built in the 12th century (c. 1130) by the Almohad ruler Abd al-Mu'min.

Mosque Bab Doukkala
1557
Construite en l'an 965 de l'hégire par la pieuse Lalla Massouda (Messouda Bent Ahmed El Ouzguiti El Ouarzadi la mère d'Al Mansour ed-Dahbi), la mosquée Bab Doukkala se trouve dans la rue Fatima Zora.

Mosque Ben Salah
Zaouïa of Sidi ben Salah
1321
La mosquée Ben Salah a été construite par le sultan Abou Said Othman el Merini. C'est l'un des rares vestiges de l'art mérinide.

Mosque of El Mansour
Mosquée Moulay El Yazid
Mosque of the Kasbah
XIInd century
La mosquée aux "pommes d'Or" est un édifice religieux du XIIe siècle édifié sous le règne du sultan Yacoub El Mansour, situé prés d'une ancienne porte de Marrakech (Bab Aguenaou) .

Qoubba (2)
Koubba Ba'Adiyn
approx. between 1100 and 1130
The Qoubba is amazing thanks to its unique layout. Its rectangular aspect, limited by four piles, turns into an internal square by the doubling of the foiled arches forming a vault.

Royal Palace
The Royal Palace is located between the Aguedal Gardens and the Saadians Toms.

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