Royal Palace of Meknes

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historic building complex royal palace tourist attraction

The Royal Palace of Meknes is a historic Moroccan royal complex renowned for its grand gates, expansive courtyards, and role as a key seat of power during Sultan Moulay Ismail’s reign.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Royal Palace of Meknes canonical 3
royal complex of Meknes 2
royal court of Meknes 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building complex ⓘ
royal palace ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access generally closed to the public ⓘ
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Moroccan architecture ⓘ
builder Sultan Moulay Ismail NERFINISHED ⓘ
cityRole central element of Meknes imperial city layout ⓘ
cityStatusContext Meknes imperial capital under Moulay Ismail ⓘ
constructionEnd early 18th century ⓘ
constructionStart late 17th century ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
era Alaouite period NERFINISHED ⓘ
function administrative center ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
seat of power ⓘ
governedBy Moroccan Ministry of Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Bab el-Mansour gate vicinity ⓘ
administrative buildings ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
expansive courtyards ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
grand gates ⓘ
monumental gates ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ
stables ⓘ
storage facilities ⓘ
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria (iv) ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic City of Meknes" ⓘ
locatedIn Fès-Meknès region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Meknes NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed rammed earth ⓘ
stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
near Bab el-Mansour NERFINISHED ⓘ
Place El Hedim NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor elaborate gates ⓘ
large courtyards ⓘ
monumental scale ⓘ
symbol of Alaouite power ⓘ
partOf historic city of Meknes ⓘ
significantPeriod reign of Sultan Moulay Ismail ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1996 ⓘ
usedBy Alaouite dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Moroccan monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail → near → Royal Palace of Meknes ⓘ
Royal Stables of Meknes → partOf → Royal Palace of Meknes ⓘ
this entity surface form: royal complex of Meknes
Agdal Basin → locatedNear → Royal Palace of Meknes ⓘ
this entity surface form: royal palace of Meknes
Agdal Basin → usedBy → Royal Palace of Meknes ⓘ
this entity surface form: royal court of Meknes
Heri es-Souani → partOf → Royal Palace of Meknes ⓘ
this entity surface form: royal complex of Meknes
Heri es-Souani → locatedNear → Royal Palace of Meknes ⓘ
Bab Mansour → near → Royal Palace of Meknes ⓘ