Hri es-Souani granaries
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Hri es-Souani granaries are historic vaulted storage buildings in Meknes, Morocco, renowned for their massive scale and ingenious design used to store grain for Sultan Moulay Ismaïl’s imperial city.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural heritage site
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historic granary complex ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
barrel vaults
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massive vaulted halls ⓘ regularly spaced pillars ⓘ series of parallel aisles ⓘ stone and brick construction ⓘ thick masonry walls ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alaouite dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
imperial provisioning system ⓘ |
| builtFor | Sultan Moulay Ismaïl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityRole | key infrastructure of imperial Meknes ⓘ |
| climateControlFeature |
small ventilation openings
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thick insulating walls ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Sultan Moulay Ismaïl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod |
early 18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of pre-modern food security architecture
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symbol of Moulay Ismaïl’s power and organization ⓘ |
| designedTo |
maintain stable temperature
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preserve grain for long periods ⓘ regulate humidity ⓘ |
| functionInPast |
strategic food reserve
ⓘ
support for army and population ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage site “Historic City of Meknes” ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic engineering
ⓘ
ingenious climatic design ⓘ massive scale ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fès-Meknès region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meknes NERFINISHED ⓘ Meknes medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near |
Royal stables of Meknes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahrij es-Souani basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Moulay Ismaïl’s imperial complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
imperial city of Meknes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Morocco ⓘ |
| roofType | vaulted roof ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| unescoWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1996 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
food supply for imperial city
ⓘ
grain storage ⓘ |
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