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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Marakesh (Marrakech, Province de, Morocco)en_US
dc.coverage.temporalcreation date: construction of garden, 1147-1163, other date: rebuilding of pavillion, 1869-1869, creation date: building of road to site from Marrakech, 1126-1147en_US
dc.creatorMoulay Muhammad bin 'Abd al-Rahmanen_US
dc.creator'Abd al-Mu'min, Caliphen_US
dc.date1147-1163en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-02T16:13:05Z
dc.date.available2013-04-02T16:13:05Z
dc.date.issued1147-1163en_US
dc.identifier176265en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/111780
dc.descriptionThe 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.descriptiongeneral view, gardens and pavilion seen looking southeast across the pool, 1993en_US
dc.format.extentheight: 1250 m, width: 720 men_US
dc.format.mediumbricken_US
dc.format.mediumearthen_US
dc.format.mediumtileen_US
dc.relation.ispartof143070en_US
dc.rights(c) 1993 Ahmet Ersoyen_US
dc.subjectGardensen_US
dc.subjectOrchardsen_US
dc.subjectPavilions (Garden structures)en_US
dc.subjectReservoirsen_US
dc.subjectFormal gardensen_US
dc.subjectOlive treesen_US
dc.subjectIrrigation systemsen_US
dc.subjectMorocco --Historyen_US
dc.subjectGardens, Islamicen_US
dc.subjectPavilionsen_US
dc.subjectHistoric gardens -- Morocco -- Marrakechen_US
dc.subjectRammed earthen_US
dc.subjectMaghreben_US
dc.subjectGardensen_US
dc.subjectReservoirsen_US
dc.subjectPavilionsen_US
dc.titleMenara Gardensen_US
dc.title.alternativeLes jardins de la Ménaraen_US
dc.title.alternativeHadaéq al-Menaraen_US
dc.typeImageen_US
dc.rights.accessAll rights reserveden_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode5-4en_US
vra.culturalContextMoroccanen_US
vra.culturalContextBerberen_US
vra.techniqueconstructionen_US
vra.worktypeGardenen_US
vra.worktypePavilion (garden structure)en_US
vra.worktypeReservoiren_US
dc.contributor.displaypatron: Moulay Muhammad bin 'Abd al-Rahman (reg. 1859-1873), patron: Caliph 'Abd al-Mu'min (Berber, 1130-1163)en_US


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