Bab er-Rouah
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Bab er-Rouah is a monumental 12th-century city gate in Rabat, Morocco, renowned for its richly decorated stonework and status as one of the finest surviving examples of Almohad military architecture.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bab er-Rouah canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Almohad architecture
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city gate ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Almohad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Western Islamic military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Almohad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUnder | Almohad rule ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Maghrebi architecture ⓘ |
| dateOfConstruction | 12th century ⓘ |
| function |
city gate
ⓘ
controlled access to Rabat ⓘ defensive structure ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Arabic calligraphic inscriptions
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bent entrance passage ⓘ defensive towers ⓘ floral carvings ⓘ fortified gatehouse ⓘ geometric carvings ⓘ horseshoe arch ⓘ monumental portal ⓘ muqarnas decoration ⓘ ornamental carved façade ⓘ polylobed arch decoration ⓘ richly decorated stonework ⓘ |
| hasType | fortified gate ⓘ |
| heritage | Almohad military architecture ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important historic monument of Rabat ⓘ |
| historicalEra | medieval period ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Morocco
NERFINISHED
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Rabat NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabat medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Gate of the Winds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the finest surviving examples of Almohad military architecture
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monumental scale ⓘ richly decorated stonework ⓘ |
| partOf | city walls of Rabat ⓘ |
| preservation | well-preserved historic gate ⓘ |
| region | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Rabat ⓘ |
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