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The architecture of Fez, Morocco, reflects the wider trends of Moroccan architecture dating from the city's foundation in the late 8th century and up to modern times. The old city of Fes, consisting of Fes el-Bali and Fes el-Jdid, is notable for being an exceptionally well-preserved medieval North African city and is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1]
The first room entered from the street, and the largest, [1] was the undressing room (mashlah in Arabic or goulsa in the local Moroccan Arabic dialect), equivalent to the Roman apodyterium. [8] [2] The undressing room of the Saffarin Hammam distinguished itself by being more richly decorated than that of most Moroccan hammams.
Funduq al-Najjarin (Arabic: فندق النجارين, lit. 'Inn of the carpenters'; also transliterated as Fondouk el-Nejjarine) is a historic funduq (a caravanserai or traditional inn) in Fes el Bali, the old medina quarter in the city of Fez, Morocco.
The Mnebhi Palace or Menebhi Palace (Arabic: دار منبهي, romanized: Dar Mnebhi), also known by its French name Palais Mnebhi, is a historic early 20th-century palace in Fes el-Bali, the old medina of Fes, Morocco. It is notable for both its lavish architecture as well as for being the place where the 1912 Treaty of Fes was
The house is considered one of the most beautiful and well-preserved examples of domestic architecture in Fes, with architectural similarities to houses of the earlier Saadian and Marinid periods. [1] [4] [7] It has two stories and, like many traditional Moroccan houses, is centered around a main courtyard. It is entered via a bent passage from ...
The funduq has a typical layout that matches other caravanserais in Morocco and in Nasrid Granada at the time, consisting of a courtyard surrounded by a multi-storied gallery that gives access to rooms arranged across its three floors. [8] It has a usable floor area (after recent restorations) of 437 square metres. [11]
Hammam Ben Abbad [1] or Hammam Ibn Abbad [2] is a historic hammam in the medina (old city) of Fes, Morocco.It is located in the Kettanin neighbourhood south of the Zawiya of Moulay Idris, near the Funduq Kettanin. [3]
View of the hotel/palace and its adjacent gardens on the skyline of Fes el-Bali. The Jamai Palace, also known as the Dar Jama'i or the Palais Jamaï (Arabic: دار الجامعي / قصر الجامعي), is a historic late 19th-century mansion near Bab Guissa in Fes el-Bali in Fes, Morocco. It was converted to a luxury hotel in 1919, which ...