Bab Bou Jeloud
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Bab Bou Jeloud is an ornate city gate in Fes el Bali, the old city of Fez, Morocco. The current gate was built by the French colonial administration in 1913 to serve as the grand entrance to the old c
Outer (western) façade of the gate
The original Bab Bou Jeloud, a more modest structure with a bent entrance, still extant next to the monumental gate of 1913
The inner (eastern) side of the gate
Fes el Bali
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Fes el Bali is the oldest part of Fez, Morocco. It is one of the three main districts of Fez, along with Fes Jdid and the French-created Ville Nouvelle. Together with Fes Jdid, it forms the medina of
Bab Bou Jeloud
…Bab Bou Jeloud (also spelled Bab Boujeloud or Bab Boujloud) is an ornate city gate in Fes el Bali, the old city of Fez, Morocco. The current gate was built by the French colonial administration in 1913 to serve as the grand entrance to the old city…
Bab Bou Jeloud, the main western gate of Fes el Bali
The old medina of Fez. View over Tala'a Kebira street and the minaret of the Bou Inania Madrasa (left) and another mosque (right).
View over the courtyard and minaret of the Qarawiyyin Mosque and University, founded in the 9th century and rebuilt and expanded in later centuries
View of Bab Ftouh, the southern gate of the city, in the early 20th century.