Bab Mansour (Meknes)
باب منصور العلج
A monumental gate of the Meknes royal city, decorated with green-glazed tiles and marble columns, often called the most beautiful city gate in North Africa.
The gate known as باب منصور العلج was completed in 1732 as the main entrance to the royal city of Sultan Moulay Ismail. Its lintel is covered in green and white glazed tiles and geometric carvings, and two flanking porticoes are fitted with Roman marble columns brought from Volubilis. Outside the gate lies El Hedim Square (ساحة الهديم). Meknes is about 60 km from Fes, roughly 40 minutes by train, and the gate is often combined with Volubilis and Moulay Idriss (مولاي إدريس زرهون) on a day trip. Viewing the exterior is free.
Opening hours
All day (exterior only)
Nearby sights
- Place El Hedim & Meknes Medina
- Qara Prison & Koubba el-Khayatine
- Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail
- Dar Jamaï Museum
- Bou Inania Madrasa (Meknes)
- Bab el-Khemis (Meknes)
- Bab Berdaine
- Dar al-Makhzen & Imperial City Walls (Meknes)