El Badi Palace

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El Badi Palace is a ruined 16th-century Saadian royal complex in Marrakesh, Morocco, famed for its vast courtyard, sunken gardens, and monumental architecture.

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El Badi Palace canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural ruin ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
palace ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
ArabicName قصر البديع ⓘ
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture ⓘ
Saadian architecture ⓘ
builtBy Ahmad al-Mansur ⓘ
builtFor Saadi dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Saadian dynasty
city Marrakesh ⓘ
constructedInCentury 16th century ⓘ
constructionEnd late 16th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1578 ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
currentUse archaeological site ⓘ
museum site ⓘ
function ceremonial complex ⓘ
royal reception palace ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
historicalEra Saadian period ⓘ
late 16th century Morocco ⓘ
knownFor large reflecting pools ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ
panoramic terraces ⓘ
stork nests on ramparts ⓘ
sunken gardens ⓘ
vast central courtyard ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Marrakesh ⓘ
Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
surface form: Marrakesh medina

Morocco ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
gold ⓘ
marble ⓘ
onyx ⓘ
pisé ⓘ
zellij tilework ⓘ
meaningOfName The Incomparable Palace ⓘ
notableFeature massive enclosing walls ⓘ
pavilions around courtyard ⓘ
subterranean service corridors ⓘ
sunken orange groves ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
region Marrakesh-Safi ⓘ
status ruined ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1985 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marrakesh → hasTouristAttraction → El Badi Palace ⓘ
Saadi dynasty → architecturalLegacy → El Badi Palace ⓘ