-
Altar
It looks like there should be an altar in this space.
-
Door close-up
There was nothing around to tell us which member of the family was buried in which tomb. We all just wandered around taking pictur…
-
Nice palm tree
-
Beautiful tombs
-
More cats
-
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.
-
Beautiful architecture
-
Infinite patterns
There are an infinite number of patterns you can create with zellige tilework. The process has not changes in a millenia.
-
Multi-rooms
The building is composed of three rooms. They were all beautiful.
-
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…
-
Wide twelve columns
You can see more of the room of the twelve columns in this shot and in color.
-
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 contain…
-
Close-up
A close-up of some of the garden plots.
-
Saadian Tombs Garden
In the garden are the graves of soldiers and servants.
-
Tour guide
Our tour guide, Najit, is telling us all about the Saadian tombs.
-
Following our tour guide
The robe he's wearing is called a djellaba.
-
Saadi Tombs
Heading in to see the Saadian Tombs.
-
Next stop
We've arrived at our next stop. The entrance is in this kind of alley.
-
Kasbaaf Cafe
I just liked the name, Kasbah Cafe.