Morocco - Marrakech - Koubba El Badiyin

One of the oldest structures in Marrakech, this 11th Century domed structure was the ablutions building for an adjacent Mosque built by the Almoravids, the founders of Marrakech. Apparently the underside of the dome features a beautiful eight pointed star design which unfortunately we didn't get to see as the building was closed for restoration.

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From Wikipedia : "The Almoravid Koubba (or Koubba Ba'adiyin/Barudiyin) is a small Almoravid building in Marrakech, Morocco, dating to the 11th century.

The Almoravid Koubba is next to the Museum of Marrakech and about 40 meters south of the mosque of Ben Youssef. It is the only remaining example of Almoravid architecture in Marrakech. It was built in 1117, was restructured in the sixteenth and nineteenth century, was rediscovered in 1948 and excavated in 1952, after having been buried beneath one of the outbuildings of the Ben Youssef Mosque. The dome was once used for ablutions before prayer (relying on the revolutionary hydraulics of khettaras, drainage systems), and also had a system of toilets, showers, and faucets for drinking water. It belonged to an Almoravid mosque, now long gone. The dome is on top of a rectangular bassin. The interior is richly decorated with floral patterns (pine cones, palms and acanthus leaves) and calligraphy. The epigraphic decoration, which covers the frames and borders, is noteworthy for the fact that the foundation inscription is the oldest inscription in cursive Maghrebi script in North Africa. Materials used are marble and cedar wood."

Taken in: المغرب / مراكش / مراكش (show map)

Taken on: May 26, 2012

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