The mosque Koutoubia : Built in 1158 by the sultan Abdel Moumen, she was finished in 1199 by her grandson Yacoub El Mansour. The recently renewed minaret peaks in 70 metres is unquestionably the leader of work of the art Almohade. It served as model in Giralda of Seville and in the Tower Hassan of Rabat.
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The medina : Following the example of the medina of Fes, the medina of Marrakesh abounds in wealth and is also labyrinthique. One finds there a multitude of small souks: Debbaghine, Chouari (vaniers and wooden turners), Haddadines (craftsmen in iron), Cherratines (saddlers), Nejjarines (carpenters), etc. |
The place Jamaa El Fna : It is an unique place. Famous for centuries for the colours, the smells, his musicians, his acrobats, his snake charmers, his soothsayers and his narrators. One finds there also a multitude of small restaurants outdoors offering a big variety of Moroccan dishes. . Video de Djemma El Fna le jour Video de Djemma El Fna La nuit |
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The El Badi palace : Built between 1578 and 1602 by the sultan Ahmed El Mansour, his grand ruins are the theater of the annual festival of Moroccan folklore today. |
The Bahia palace : It was necessary seven years during the end of the XIX-th century to finish this magnificent palace which extends over eight hectares. . |
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The graves of Saadiens : Churchyard of the sultans Saadiens dating the XVI-th century.
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Dar Si Said : It is a magnificent Moroccan house dating the end of XIX-th century. It is a museum of Moroccan art today. |
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The mosque Ben Youssef : In the heart of the medina this mosque was built under the dynasty Almoravide. The stony minaret peaks in 40 m. . |
The médersa Ben Youssef : Based by the sultan Mérinide Abou El Hassa in the middle of the XIV-th century, this Koranic school was reconstructed completely by Saadiens a century later. They made it in the time the most important médersa of the Maghreb
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The gardens of Agdal : It is an immense garden extending over several kilometres and dating the XII-th century ( Almoravides). One finds there trees variously, particularly olive trees and orange trees. This garden was enlarged under the administration of Saadiens, then reorganized in the XIX-th century by Moulay Hassan 1-st who the protégeât of ramparts in pisé.
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Ménara : It is a vast leaky oliveraie of a gigantic pond dating the XII-th century ( Almohades). A charming pavilion dating 1869 ( Alaouites), raises itself on the edge of the pond. |
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The palm plantation : A vast palm plantation of 13 000 ha, where one counts in more than 150 000 the number of palm trees. It is good to stroll there in carriage. |
Mamounia : This extraordinary garden which extends over 13 ha was born under the administration of the sultan Mohammed III in the XVIè century. This paradise lent its name in 1923, in one of the most luxurious luxury hotels of the world. The biggest personalities of world are supposed to be by there (Winston Churchill, Richard Nixon, Orson Wells, Hillary Clinton... |
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The garden Majorelle : Create by the French painter Jacques Majorelle (on 1920 1962), it abounds in a fauna and an exuberant flora. This charming place was acquired by the dressmaker Yves Saint Laurent.
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