Koutoubia

... to live with it. I spent the afternoon doing the tourist attractions in the south of the medina, starting with the Koutoubia Mosque. According to the guidebook this 12th century building is still Marrakech's tallest and is the prototype for the Giralda ...

... which the prayer call is made.  Since Islam calls prayer 5 times each day, it is no surprise that the taller towers like Koutoubia and Hassan included horse ramps for the muezzin, the prayer caller, to ride a horse to the top of the tower.  ...

... of them, each having different colors. Darkness has come and we spend the beginning of it contemplating about tomorrow in a cyber cafe near Koutoubia (5dh/30min). We agree that it would be good to spend two days out of the cities and that one can see a ...

... to Medina – and, frankly, feeling a little nauseous as a result of another lunatic ride – we first toured the Koutoubia, a major mosque just outside the heart of Medina.  It’s a gorgeous 12th century building with a 70m-high tower, ...

... early morning and which sounded four more times during each day. Koutoubia has quite a history.     ...

... paste. On our last morning in Marrakesh we strolled, passed the horse drawn carriages and shoe shine boys, to the austere Koutoubia Minaret. The tower dominates the old and new towns. Construction began in 1150 to add the tower to an existing mosque ...

... to the square for our 1st meal. We caught the local bus to the edge of the medina. Behind, the spotlit minaret of the Koutoubia mosque looked magnificent; ahead across Place Foucauld was the smoke, light & noise of Djemaa el Fna in full cry.....ablaze ...