Bab Mansour

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Bab Mansour is a monumental 18th-century city gate in Meknes, Morocco, renowned for its grand scale and intricate Islamic architectural decoration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate
monument
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Alaouite architecture
Islamic architecture
Moroccan architecture
builtUnderRuleOf Sultan Moulay Ismail
completedUnderRuleOf Sultan Abdallah of Morocco
surface form: Sultan Moulay Abdallah
completionApprox 1732
constructionCentury 18th century
constructionStartApprox late 17th century
culturalSignificance example of Alaouite imperial architecture
symbol of Meknes
faces El Hedim Square
hasAccess pedestrian passageways
hasDecorativeFeature calligraphic inscriptions
carved stucco
engaged marble columns
horseshoe arch
polylobed arch motifs
zellij geometric patterns
hasFunction ceremonial entrance
defensive gate
hasGateType fortified gate
hasOrientation eastern side of imperial city complex
hasOwner Morocco
surface form: Kingdom of Morocco
heritageContext Historic City of Meknes
surface form: historic city of Meknes
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage site Historic City of Meknes
languageOfInscriptions Arabic
locatedIn Meknes
locatedInCountry Morocco
locatedInOldCity Meknes
surface form: Medina of Meknes
locatedInRegion Fès-Meknès
materialUsed brick
plaster
stone
wood
zellij tilework
namedAfter El-Mansour (architect or builder)
near Meknes
surface form: Meknes medina souks

Royal Palace of Meknes
notableFor grand scale
intricate decoration
monumental archway
partOf historic fortifications of Meknes
tourismRole major tourist attraction in Meknes
usedFor ceremonial processions
city entrance control

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Meknes hasCityGate Bab Mansour