Meknes
Entrance between Bab Mansour and the Royal Palace, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 26, 2009. A figure in a traditional costume walks past the numerous archways of the gate. The Bab Mansour Gate, completed in 1732, is named after its architect. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13447267
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45154847
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5088px x 3270px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
