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Bab Dekkakin
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Bab Dekkakin or Bab Dekakene is a fortified and ceremonial gate in Fes, Morocco. The gate is situated between the Old Mechouar and the New Mechouar on the northern edge of Fes el-Jdid.
The outer (northern) facade of Bab Dekkakin.
The outer (northern) facade of Bab Dekkakin.
1916 photograph of the New Mechouar in front of Bab Dekkakin, with a ceremony of tribes coming to present gifts to the sultan
1916 photograph of the New Mechouar in front of Bab Dekkakin, with a ceremony of tribes coming to present gifts to the sultan
Bab Dekkakin seen from the Old Mechouar, photographed around 1920. The archway to the left was the original entrance/exit on this side, back when the
Bab Dekkakin seen from the Old Mechouar, photographed around 1920. The archway to the left was the original entrance/exit on this side, back when the gate had a bent entrance for defensive purposes. The central passage was opened up in 1884 and the archway on the right was created later for symmetry (though at the time of this photograph it was not yet decorated to match the appearance of the left arch).
Performance at the World Sacred Music Festival at the New Mechouar, in front of Bab Dekkakin.
Performance at the World Sacred Music Festival at the New Mechouar, in front of Bab Dekkakin.
Mosara Garden
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The Mosara Garden or el-Mosara was a vast royal garden to the north of Fes el-Jdid, the historic citadel and palace-city of the Marinid dynasty in Fes, Morocco. The gardens were created by the Marinid sultan Abu Ya'qub Yusuf in 1286 and became famous in part because of a huge noria (waterwheel) that was created to provide it with water. The gardens were abandoned and progressively ruined during the Saadian period and have since disappeared, leaving only traces in a few structures such as Bab Segma.
West wall of the New Mechouar (and outer wall of the Dar al-Makina), which integrates the remains of the old Marinid aqueduct. The semi-circular outli
West wall of the New Mechouar (and outer wall of the Dar al-Makina), which integrates the remains of the old Marinid aqueduct. The semi-circular outlines of its former arches are faintly visible along the wall. The projecting piers were also likely from the aqueduct's pillars. The octagonal towers of Bab Segma are visible at the end: the dark rectangular opening is presumed to be where the aqueduct passed inside the towers.