mausoleum

The Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail in Meknès is the final resting place of one of Morocco's past rulers. The building which houses his and his family's tombs is beautifully decorated with tiles arranged in dizzying patterns, yellow pointed arches, and intricately carved plaster.

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zellij

Chellah's examples of zellij, or glazed terracotta tile work, are mostly crumbling away on weathered orange stones, but the portal of the ruined mosque and its stunning minaret make it easy to imagine how splendid the structure must have been.

There was also some lovely mosaic work in the ruins of Roman buildings: