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Marrakech, Morocco 02 November 2006
The Koutoubia mosque has become an emblem of Marrakesh.
Its construction was decided in 1158 by the sultan Almohades Abdel Moumen soon after his conquest of Marrakech.
It was completed in 1199 with the construction of its famous minaret ordered by the sultan grandson, Yacoub el-Mansour.
Koutoubia, literally "the bookseller's Mosque", is named after the large number of sellers of books and manuscripts that set up their stalls in the immediate vicinity of the building, from the 12th-13th century.
Photo: Ezequiel Scagneti
The Koutoubia mosque has become an emblem of Marrakesh.
Its construction was decided in 1158 by the sultan Almohades Abdel Moumen soon after his conquest of Marrakech.
It was completed in 1199 with the construction of its famous minaret ordered by the sultan grandson, Yacoub el-Mansour.
Koutoubia, literally "the bookseller's Mosque", is named after the large number of sellers of books and manuscripts that set up their stalls in the immediate vicinity of the building, from the 12th-13th century.
Photo: Ezequiel Scagneti
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- Ezequiel Scagnetti
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- Fantasy and reality, desert and mirage: Morocco