Koutoubia Mosque The tower is a monumental...

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📍Koutoubia Mosque📍 👉 The tower is a monumental cheat sheet of Moorish ornament: scalloped keystone arches, jagged merlon crenellations and mathematically pleasing proportions; the square design is an Amazigh trademark. This 12th-century 75m-high tower was the prototype for the Giralda in Seville, Spain. In the 19th century, booksellers clustered around its base – hence the name, from kutubiyyin (booksellers). The minaret's gleaming brass spire keeps its shine year-round thanks to an old Moroccan technique: each year the balls are filled with mineral-rich salt from the High Atlas, which keeps the spire from oxidising. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Follow us and tag yourself if you are interested in sharing your most perfect pictures of our beautiful country @moroccofriendlytravel 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Credit:® @hafiidii.omaar@walidtighazoui @lonelyplanet . . . #travel #travelphotography #photography #nature #travelgram #love #photooftheday #instagood #wanderlust #instatravel #adventure #travelblogger #trip #vacation #traveling #picoftheday #explore #instagram #travelling #ig #landscape #holiday #beautiful #like #savetourism #photo #naturephotography #art #sunset #bhfyp

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