Large original photographic print Meknes wears Bab el Mansour

Original and unique film photographic print. Representing the bab el mansour gate in meknes, morocco. Bab mansour el-aleuj, also known as the gate of the renegade, bab el-mansour and bab mansour, is the gateway to the most important and remarkable city of meknes. It is located in front of the famous lahdim square. It was completed in 1732 by moulay abdallah, son of sultan moulay ismail. The door marks the main entrance to the imperial palace built for moulay ismail. The marble columns that adorn the protruding side bastions come from the ruins of volubilis. Dimensions: 30 X 40 cm. Period: around 1930/1940. Unknown photographer, print from the collections of the publisher yvon.