# Koubbat as-Sufara

Meknes, Morocco

A 17th-century reception pavilion where Moulay Ismail received foreign ambassadors amid zellij tilework and carved stucco. Beneath the square in front lie vast underground vaulted chambers, long imagined as a prison but most likely used for storage.

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Coordinates: 33.8907, -5.5635

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