The Incomparable Palace

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The Incomparable Palace is the English rendering of the name of El Badi Palace, a grand ruined royal complex in Marrakesh built by the Saadian sultan Ahmad al-Mansur in the late 16th century.

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The Incomparable Palace canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural ruin ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
palace ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
alsoKnownAs El Badi Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture ⓘ
Saadian architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Battle of the Three Kings (as post-victory project) ⓘ
builder Ahmad al-Mansur NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtBy Saadian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
city Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
cityLandmarkStatus major landmark of Marrakesh ⓘ
commissionedBy Ahmad al-Mansur NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionPeriod late 16th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1578 ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
currentCondition ruined ⓘ
function symbol of Saadian power and wealth ⓘ
governingDynastyAtConstruction Saadian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
historicalEra Saadian period NERFINISHED ⓘ
late Renaissance era ⓘ
languageOfName English ("The Incomparable Palace") ⓘ
locatedIn Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marrakesh medina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed marble (originally) ⓘ
rammed earth ⓘ
stone ⓘ
meaningOfName "The Incomparable" NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage Arabic ⓘ
notableFor large central courtyard ⓘ
monumental scale ⓘ
reflecting pools ⓘ
sunken gardens ⓘ
originalName El Badi NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalNameLanguage Arabic ⓘ
purpose ceremonial residence ⓘ
royal reception complex ⓘ
region Marrakesh-Safi NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourism open to visitors ⓘ

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El Badi Palace → meaningOfName → The Incomparable Palace ⓘ