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September 8th, 2006, 10:37 PM
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Koutoubia Mosque | MARRAKECH
The Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakech. The minaret was completed under the reign of Yacoub el-Mansour (1184-1199) and was used as model for Giralda of Seville then for the Hassan Tower of Rabat. The name is derived from the Arabic al-Koutoubiyyin for librarian, since it used to be surrounded by sellers of manuscripts. It is considered the ultimate structure of its kind. The tower is 69 m (221 ft) in height and has a lateral length of 12.8 m (41 ft). Six rooms (one above the other) constitute the interior; leading around them is a ramp by way of which the muezzin could ride up to the balcony. The tower is adorned with four copper globes. According to legend, they were originally made of pure gold, and there were once supposed to have been only three. The fourth was donated by the wife of Yacoub el-Mansour as compensation for her failure to keep the fast for one day during the month of Ramadan. She had her golden jewelry melted down to fashion the fourth globe.
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September 8th, 2006, 10:39 PM
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September 8th, 2006, 10:41 PM
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September 8th, 2006, 10:45 PM
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September 9th, 2006, 02:21 PM
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What a beautiful mosque! Those sunset pics are really magical... and it's awesome how similar it looks to the Giralda in Sevilla (which of course was originally a mosque). I
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beautifull eurowinter
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February 23rd, 2008, 09:18 PM
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So much to see and to do in marrakech that is why it is my favorite city in morocco and one of my favorite in the world !
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