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The Jadin Majorelle og the Majorelle GardenThe Majorelle Garden is a tropical botanic garden, containing various plants from the tropical areas of the world. The French artist Jaques Majorelle started the work with this garde in 1919. The Garden contains many plants and birds from tropical areas of the world. The Garden is currently owned by Yves St Laurent, and he also has a house in the near vicinity.
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The Jadin Majorelle og the Majorelle GardenThe Majorelle Garden is a tropical botanic garden, containing various plants from the tropical areas of the world. The French artist Jaques Majorelle started the work with this garde in 1919. The Garden contains many plants and birds from tropical areas of the world. The Garden is currently owned by Yves St Laurent, and he also has a house in the near vicinity.
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The Jadin Majorelle og the Majorelle GardenThe Majorelle Garden is a tropical botanic garden, containing various plants from the tropical areas of the world. The French artist Jaques Majorelle started the work with this garde in 1919. The Garden contains many plants and birds from tropical areas of the world. The Garden is currently owned by Yves St Laurent, and he also has a house in the near vicinity.
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The Jadin Majorelle og the Majorelle GardenThe Majorelle Garden is a tropical botanic garden, containing various plants from the tropical areas of the world. The French artist Jaques Majorelle started the work with this garde in 1919. The Garden contains many plants and birds from tropical areas of the world. The Garden is currently owned by Yves St Laurent, and he also has a house in the near vicinity.
This picture shows the entrance to the garden.
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The floor of the Ben Youssef Mosque with its straw mats and lamb skinThe Ben Youssef Mosque dates back to the 12th century. Its has been very important for the city Marrakech, as much of it developed around this mosque. The mosques lies in the same area as the Ben Youssef Madrassa, and was founded by the same person, the amoravid sultan Ali ibn Yusuf who reigned between 1106–1142.
The concrete floor is not covered with carpets as in many other mosques. In stead, they still use straw mats, and on cold days, the visitors sits on the lambs skinn, in order not to freeze.
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The place for doing ablution (wudhu) in the Ben Youssef MosuqeThe Ben Youssef Mosque dates back to the 12th century. Its has been very important for the city Marrakech, as much of it developed around this mosque. The mosques lies in the same area as the Ben Youssef Madrassa, and was founded by the same person, the amoravid sultan Ali ibn Yusuf who reigned between 1106–1142.
There is a pool with flowing water in the middle. And the worshipper fills a small bucket with water, and uses that water for ablution.
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The courtyard of the Ben Youssef MosqueThe Ben Youssef Mosque dates back to the 12th century. Its has been very important for the city Marrakech, as much of it developed around this mosque. The mosques lies in the same area as the Ben Youssef Madrassa, and was founded by the same person, the amoravid sultan Ali ibn Yusuf who reigned between 1106–1142.
There is a spot for wudhu, ablution, within the structure in the middle of the courtyard.
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People in the Ben Youssef MosqueThe Ben Youssef Mosque dates back to the 12th century. Its has been very important for the city Marrakech, as much of it developed around this mosque. The mosques lies in the same area as the Ben Youssef Madrassa, and was founded by the same person, the amoravid sultan Ali ibn Yusuf who reigned between 1106–1142.
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The minaret of the Koutobia mosqueThe Koutobia mosque is to Marrakech what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The name comes from 'books' in Arabic, and reflect that there were a book/manuscript trading souk near the mosque. It is build at the time of the second Almohad ruler, Abd El-Mumin. It is the biggest mosque of Marrakech. Its minaret was used as a model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
The minaret is 12,5 meter wide and 67,5 meter high.
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The "double" koutobia mosqueThe Koutobia mosque is to Marrakech what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. The name comes from 'books' in Arabic, and reflect that there were a book/manuscript trading souk near the mosque. It is build at the time of the second Almohad ruler, Abd El-Mumin. It is the biggest mosque of Marrakech. Its minaret was used as a model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
The Koutobia used to be a "double mosque". The other part of the mosque is destroyed. Only this is left.
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