# Bab Mansour

Meknes, Morocco

Meknes's grandest ceremonial gateway, finished in 1732, opens the imperial city of Sultan Moulay Ismail. Marble columns taken from the Roman city of Volubilis flank an enormous horseshoe arch wrapped in green-and-white zellij and carved relief.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Bab Mansour, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 33.89261, -5.56458

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