Building sights in Meknès
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Heri es-Souani
Located nearly 2km southeast of the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail are Moulay Ismail’s immense granaries and stables - Heri es-Souani. They are ingeniously designed. Tiny windows, massive walls and a system of underfloor water channels kept the temperatures cool and air circulating. The building provided stabling and food for an incredible 12,000 horses, and Moulay Ismail regarded it as one of his finest architectural projects.
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Koubbat as-Sufara’
The Koubbat as-Sufara’ was once the reception hall for foreign ambassadors. Beside the entrance, you will notice the shafts that descend into a vast crypt. This dark and slightly spooky network of rooms was used for food storage, although tour guides will delight in recounting the (erroneous) story that it was used as a dungeon for the Christian slaves who provided labour for Moulay Ismail’s building spree. Bring a torch.
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