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There are many photos in my archive that would be well worth publishing, but which I never had the opportunity to publish, e.g. because I moved on and took good photos somewhere else before I posted everything from the previous location. Here, for example, is a picture from the evening of 24 October 2019 in Marrakesh.
Just returned from the wonderful city of Marrakesh.
Marrakesh, a former imperial city in western Morocco, is a major economic centre and home to mosques, palaces and gardens. The medina is a densely packed, walled medieval city dating to the Berber Empire, with mazelike alleys where thriving souks (marketplaces) sell traditional textiles, pottery and jewelry. A symbol of the city, and visible for miles, is the Moorish minaret of 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque.
* I have good memories of visiting both Marrakesh and Fes. I preferred Fes though of all the wonderful buildings we saw on the trip the Koutoubia Mosque stands out as the most impressive
The Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakesh . It is located in the southwest medina quarter of the city, near the Jemaa el-Fnaa market place, and is flanked by large gardens.
The mosque was founded in 1147 by the Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min right after he conquered Marrakesh from the Almoravids. A second version of the mosque was entirely rebuilt by Abd al-Mu'min around 1158.
This second mosque is the structure that stands today. It is an important example of Almohad architecture and of Moroccan mosque architecture generally. The minaret tower, 253 ft in height, is decorated with varying geometric arch motifs and topped by a spire and metal orbs. It likely inspired other buildings such as the Giralda of Seville and the Hassan Tower of Rabat, which were built shortly after in the same era.
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The terminal extension of the Marrakech Menara Airport was designed by Swiss Architects E2A Architecture and completed in 2008. Clad in white aluminum panels and featuring stylized Islamic ornamental designs, the structure gives the terminal a brightness that changes according to the time of day.
The terminal extension of the Marrakech Menara Airport was designed by Swiss Architects E2A Architecture and completed in 2008. Clad in white aluminum panels and featuring stylized Islamic ornamental designs, the structure gives the terminal a brightness that changes according to the time of day.
Tombe Saadiane - Camera delle Dodici Colonne (Mausoleo di Ahmad al-Mansur).
Questa è la grande camera del mausoleo di Ahmad al-Mansur e la camera più riccamente decorata dell'intera necropoli, generalmente considerata il pezzo forte del complesso.
La camera è quadrata, misura 10 metri di lato e si eleva per 12 metri di altezza.
Un quadrato leggermente più piccolo è formato all'interno dell'aula dalle dodici colonne di marmo di Carrara disposte simmetricamente a gruppi di tre attorno al centro dell'aula.
I capitelli delle colonne marmoree hanno profili semplici ma sono ricoperti da altorilievi vegetali o arabeschi.
Ciò che è più eccezionale è che ciascun gruppo di tre colonne sostiene due piccoli archi di muqarnas anch'essi realizzati in marmo (invece del solito legno o stucco) e tuttavia appaiono intricati come gli altri elementi nella stanza.
Lo spazio tra i gruppi di colonne è attraversato da archi muqarnas più ampi scolpiti in stucco, ma anche le mensole o mensole su cui poggiano le loro basi sono realizzate in marmo.
Nel complesso, gli artigiani che costruirono la camera fecero molta attenzione a rendere quasi impercettibile il passaggio dal marmo allo stucco, in modo che i due materiali molto diversi sembrassero fondersi naturalmente insieme.
Saadian Tombs - Chamber of the Twelve Pillars (Mausoleum of Ahmad al-Mansur).
This is the large chamber of Ahmad al-Mansur's mausoleum and the most richly decorated chamber in the entire necropolis, generally considered the centerpiece of the complex.
The room is square, measures 10 meters on each side and rises 12 meters high.
A slightly smaller square is formed within the hall by the twelve Carrara marble columns arranged symmetrically in groups of three around the center of the hall.
The capitals of the marble columns have simple profiles but are covered with vegetal or arabesque high reliefs.
What is most exceptional is that each group of three columns supports two small arches of muqarnas which are also made of marble (instead of the usual wood or stucco) and yet appear as intricate as the other elements in the room.
The space between the groups of columns is spanned by wider muqarnas arches carved in stucco, but the brackets or corbels on which their bases rest are also made of marble.
Overall, the craftsmen who built the chamber took great care to make the transition from marble to stucco almost imperceptible, so that the two very different materials seemed to blend naturally together.
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Constructed in the 12th century, Koutoubia Mosque is a masterpiece of Islamic architecture, renowned for its decorative arches, intricate tile work, and sprawling gardens.
Medina - Piazza Jamaa el Fna.
La piazza attorno alla quale si sviluppa la medina.
Potrebbe essere considerata il centro vitale e caratteristico della città.
Confina a nord con il quartiere dei suq e ad est con la Qasba, mentre da sud-ovest è dominata dalla moschea della Kutubiyya.
Medina - Jamaa el Fna Square.
The square around which the medina develops.
It could be considered the vital and characteristic center of the city.
It borders the souq district to the north and the Kasbah to the east, while from the south-west it is dominated by the Kutubiyya mosque.
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