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Bab Mansur

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Alternative Titles
Bab al-Mansour
Bab al-Mansur
Gate of Mansour al-Eulj
Bab el-Mansour
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/65810
Date
1667-1732
Description
"The Gate of Mansour al-Eulj is the monumental entrance to Meknes's imperial city and the focal point of Meknes's medina. It was commissioned by Ismail bin Muhammad I (1672-1727), also known as Moulay Ismail, sultan of the Alawi Sharifs, and was completed during the reign of his son, Moulay Abdellah, in 1732. Under Moulay Ismail's leadership, Meknes became the capital of Morocco. This change precipitated numerous monumental building projects, notably the replacement and expansion of city walls and gates." Source: http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=12621 [Accessed August 7, 2012]
 
plan (drawing), from Joseph de la Nézière, "Les monuments mauresques du Maroc", 1922
 
Type of Work
City gate
Subject
Horseshoe arches, City gates, Alawi, Architecture, Islamic --Morocco, Decoration and ornament, Islamic, Decoration and ornament, Architectural --Morocco
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