Outside
A nice shot of the outside of the building.
Cats!
Lots of cats at the Saadian Tombs.
One last shot
To see most of the room.
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Infinite patterns
There are an infinite number of patterns you can create with zellige tilework. The process has not changes in a millenia.
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Multi-rooms
The building is composed of three rooms. They were all beautiful.
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The tombs
The tombs date back from the time of the sultan Ahmad al-Mansur (1578-1603). They were discovered in 1917 and were restored by the Beaux-arts service.
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Wide twelve columns
You can see more of the room of the twelve columns in this shot and in color.
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Room of the twelve columns
The Saadian Tombs has interments of 60 members of the Saadi Dynasty. The room of the twelve columns is the most famous. It contains the sultan's son, Ahmad al-Mansur.
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Close-up
A close-up of some of the garden plots.
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Saadian Tombs Garden
In the garden are the graves of soldiers and servants.
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Tour guide
Our tour guide, Najit, is telling us all about the Saadian tombs.
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Following our tour guide
The robe he's wearing is called a djellaba.
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Saadi Tombs
Heading in to see the Saadian Tombs.
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Next stop
We've arrived at our next stop. The entrance is in this kind of alley.
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Kasbaaf Cafe
I just liked the name, Kasbah Cafe.