| History & Patrimony |
| Marrakesh, the Menara |
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| An elegant pavillon with green tiles reflecting in water of an immense basin, with in background, the Atlas Mountains: one of the symbol images of Marrakesh. |
The huge central basin was dug in the XIIth century by the Almohades: it was intended to store rainwater as well as that coming from the close mountains (drained thanks to the system of "khettaras"). Its gardens, an immense olive grove surrounded by a cob wall, extend on a hundred hectares.
The pavillon, of Saadian origin, was built towards 1866 under the reign of the sultan Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah. |
| PS : Daily visit, very pleasant walk during the sunset time, possible picnic in the shade of splendid olive-trees. Closing at 05:00 pm, the site is reopened at 08:00 pm a Sound & Light spectacle, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. |
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