Fortifications of Fez
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The Fortifications of Fez comprise a complex circuit of ramparts and gates surrounding Fes el-Bali and Fes el-Jdid, two urban agglomerations that compose the old "medina" of Fes, Morocco. They also in
Walls of Fes el-Bali, near Bab Mahrouk
General example of rammed earth (pisé) wall being built (with metal instead of wooden scaffolding)
Restored (left) versus unrestored (right) section of pisé wall near Bab Guissa, in Fes el-Bali
The northernmost sections of the city walls, believed to be the oldest remaining parts of the walls today
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
Fortifications of Fez
…formal and decorative in purpose, sometimes serving as monumental entries to the city; the 20th-century construction of the strictly ornamental gate of Bab Bou Jeloud by the French colonial administration can be seen as the logical outcome of this shift in purpose. The walls of Fès, like those of Marrakesh and most…
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