Menara Gardens

Moulay Muhammad bin 'Abd al-Rahman; 'Abd al-Mu'min, Caliph

dc.coverage.spatial	Site: Marakesh (Marrakech, Province de, Morocco)	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	creation date: construction of garden, 1147-1163, other date: rebuilding of pavillion, 1869-1869, creation date: building of road to site from Marrakech, 1126-1147	en_US
dc.creator	Moulay Muhammad bin 'Abd al-Rahman	en_US
dc.creator	'Abd al-Mu'min, Caliph	en_US
dc.date	1147-1163	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2013-04-02T16:13:05Z
dc.date.available	2013-04-02T16:13:05Z
dc.date.issued	1147-1163	en_US
dc.identifier	176265	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/111780
dc.description	The Menara Gardens in Marrakech date back to the Almohad Dynasty that ruled Morocco most of North Africa and Spain from around 1130 to the beginning of the 13th century. The Marinid and Sa'di Dynasties both left their mark on the garden. The garden is composed largely of olive, cypress and fruit trees. It is watered by Sahrij al-Menara, a large reservoir that collects water from the surrounding mountains via channels build by the Almoravid Caliph 'Ali bin Yusuf (reg. 1107-1142). At the edge of the reservoir sits the two-story Maa'lamat al-Menara, literally the Menara Landmark but known in English as the Menara Pavilion. It and the reservoir are among the most photographed attractions in Morocco. A pavilion was originally built by the Sa'di rulers, but the current structure was built by Moulay Muhammad bin 'Abd al-Rahman (reg. 1859-1873) in 1869.	en_US
dc.description	general view, gardens and pavilion seen looking southeast across the pool, 1993	en_US
dc.format.extent	height: 1250 m, width: 720 m	en_US
dc.format.medium	brick	en_US
dc.format.medium	earth	en_US
dc.format.medium	tile	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	143070	en_US
dc.rights	(c) 1993 Ahmet Ersoy	en_US
dc.subject	Gardens	en_US
dc.subject	Orchards	en_US
dc.subject	Pavilions (Garden structures)	en_US
dc.subject	Reservoirs	en_US
dc.subject	Formal gardens	en_US
dc.subject	Olive trees	en_US
dc.subject	Irrigation systems	en_US
dc.subject	Morocco --History	en_US
dc.subject	Gardens, Islamic	en_US
dc.subject	Pavilions	en_US
dc.subject	Historic gardens -- Morocco -- Marrakech	en_US
dc.subject	Rammed earth	en_US
dc.subject	Maghreb	en_US
dc.subject	Gardens	en_US
dc.subject	Reservoirs	en_US
dc.subject	Pavilions	en_US
dc.title	Menara Gardens	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Les jardins de la Ménara	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Hadaéq al-Menara	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US
dc.rights.access	All rights reserved	en_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode	5-4	en_US
vra.culturalContext	Moroccan	en_US
vra.culturalContext	Berber	en_US
vra.technique	construction	en_US
vra.worktype	Garden	en_US
vra.worktype	Pavilion (garden structure)	en_US
vra.worktype	Reservoir	en_US
dc.contributor.display	patron: Moulay Muhammad bin 'Abd al-Rahman (reg. 1859-1873), patron: Caliph 'Abd al-Mu'min (Berber, 1130-1163)	en_US