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% City Walls and Gates
Marrakech's medina, or old city, is
wrapped around by several miles of
reddish-pink, dried mud walls, punctuated
by nearly 20 gates. Having proved
ineffective against attackers throughout
history, the walls are more ornamental
than functional (see pp18-19) .
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Saadian Tombs
A tranquil garden hidden at the
end of the narrowest of meandering
passageways shelters the royal
tombs of one of Morocco's ruling
dynasties. They were shrouded
from the world till the 1920s
(see pp20-21) .
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Ben Youssef
Behind a typically
blank Marrakech
façade hides what is
arguably the city's
finest building. This
ancient religious
school boasts exquisite
decorative detail (see
pp22-23) .
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Badii Palace
The ruins of this
once fabled palace
provide a picturesque
setting for nesting
storks - and a
salutary warning
from history against
extravagance (see
pp24-25) .
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( Majorelle
Gardens
Jacques Majorelle,
a French artist who
came to Marrakech
to recuperate, created
this beautiful garden
which was later
owned by French
couturier, Yves Saint-
Laurent. It is open to
the public (see
pp26-27) .
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A grande dame among hotels worldwide,
the Mamounia has been providing hospitality
to the visiting rich and famous for almost a
century (see pp28-29) .
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