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Meknès
justify entirely the title of ‘imperial city’.
As Versailles, this town is the work of a sovereign who
wanted who mark his time.
In 1672, Molay Ismai became the sultan of the Alaouit
dinasty and chose Meknes as politic and military capital
of the country. He began works of an amplitude never equalled.
The city doted with 25 km of ramparts with monumental
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Meknes is
part of the Humanity Patrimony beginning with 1996. The
doors of the Medina are colossal. The most famous is Bab
el Mansour. We can visit tje mosque Bab Berrina grace to
the visit of the general Lyautey, who opened its doors to
the non-musulmans. The interior is indeed magnificent. In
the picture I am in the square Imam with the alcove oriented
to Mecca. We can also visit the medersa Bou Inania and the
souks but it presents less interest.
There are colosal buildings, but they are very harmonious.
There is a vast military camp near the palace. Unfortunately,
the death of Moulay Ismail in 1727 and the wars for succession
mark the end of the works. The imperial city was unachieved,
and it doesn’t late to loose its royal residence statute.
Three centuries later Meknes is majestic. Edified on the
mountain Zerhoun, it continues to offer to the visitors
‘all its nobleness in a unaltered panorama |
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