The Almoravid Koubba is the only remaining example of Almoravid architecture in Morocco.
According to sacred-destinations.com:
The original building was constructed in 1117, and it was restructured in the sixteenth and nineteenth century. The building was only excavated in 1950s.
The Almoravid Koubba is located near the Ben Youssef Mosque, which part of the Ben Youseef Medersa and off-limit to tourists. You can see the mosque in the background.
The building is very small but, it is significant not only because it's very old, but because its style is at the root of all Moroccan architecture.
There is a rectangular basin in the middle of the building.
And the dome is directly on top of the basin.
There is a pile of rocks next to the building. A group of people were looking at the rocks so we thought it must be an important monument. But there were actually looking at this group of cat trying to get the attention of a single female cat!
According to sacred-destinations.com:
"The Almoravids (1062-1145) were reformers and monastic-type warriors from the nomadic Berber tribe (in what is now Mauritania). After conquering their homeland, they expanded to Morocco in 1062 and eventually extended their empire all the way to Algiers."Under this dynasty, the empire was extended over present-day Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Gibraltar, Tlemcen (in Algeria) and a great part of what is now Senegal and Mali in the south, and Spain and Portugal to the north in Europe.
The original building was constructed in 1117, and it was restructured in the sixteenth and nineteenth century. The building was only excavated in 1950s.
The Almoravid Koubba is located near the Ben Youssef Mosque, which part of the Ben Youseef Medersa and off-limit to tourists. You can see the mosque in the background.The building is very small but, it is significant not only because it's very old, but because its style is at the root of all Moroccan architecture.There is a rectangular basin in the middle of the building.And the dome is directly on top of the basin.The interior is decorated with floral patterns of pine cones, palms and acanthus leaves as well as calligraphy. Materials used are marble and cedar-wood.
The epigraphic decoration, which covers the frames and borders, is noteworthy for the fact that the foundation inscription is the oldest inscription in cursive Maghrebi script in North Africa.
The epigraphic decoration, which covers the frames and borders, is noteworthy for the fact that the foundation inscription is the oldest inscription in cursive Maghrebi script in North Africa.
There is a pile of rocks next to the building. A group of people were looking at the rocks so we thought it must be an important monument. But there were actually looking at this group of cat trying to get the attention of a single female cat!
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