The Mouassine Fountain is a part of the 16th-century religious complex of the Mouassine Mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. The tradition of building public fountains in Marrakesh is old but took on a very monumental character in the Saadian era.
Mouassine fountain in the religious complex of Mouassine in Marrakesh
The fountain and the three arches (drinking troughs) next to it
Console in chiseled and polychrome plaster
Canopy of the fountain
The Bab Doukkala Mosque or Mosque of Bab Doukkala is a major neighbourhood mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco, dating from the 16th century. It is named after the nearby city gate, Bab Doukkala, in the western city walls. It is also known as the al-Hurra Mosque.
Bab Doukkala Mosque
The fountain, adjoined to the ablutions annex (north of the mosque), seen in 1915.
The northern entrance doorway of the mosque
View of the street fountain today