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 Volubilis - great mosaiques by globetrott
Still this mosaik is somehow 3-dimenional and is still in a great condition after all that time. Leave a Comment
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Most of these stones are still on the same spot like they were put more than 2000 years ago.
Just have a look into your own garden or a park inside your city...
...paths with stones like these are un-even already after a few years of existence ! Leave a Comment
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Fortunately some of these columns and ornaments you still may see there, simply were to big to be transported anywhere else. Leave a Comment
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It is always amazing for me to see, that old ruins like this one remain in the landscapes and nobody cares or takes away anything in all these centuries gone by Leave a Comment
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Meknes, Morocco is a historical city. It is commonly regarded as the Versailles of Morocco. The main attraction of Meknes in Morocco is the royal palace. It was constructed during the time of the tyrant Sultan Moulay Ismail. The Sultan ruled for 55 years around 1700. He wanted to make Meknes an imperial city, but his dreams were left incomplete. Even his vision of a grand royal palace was never fulfilled. The palace takes up a considerable area of Meknes. It also has a large marketplace. One of the main features of the structure is the triple tier of walls that surround it.
The gorge divides the city into two halves. On one side stands the old city while on the other stands the comparatively new French city. To the north of the city lie the 8th century holy city of Moulay-Idriss and the Roman ruins of Volubilis. Today this historically enriched city is counted among one of the major Morocco popular destinations.
i had best Memory and so much fun just been there.
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Volubilis was a Roman settlement constructed on what was probably a Carthaginian city, dating from 3rd century BC. Volubilis was a central administrative city for this part of Roman Africa, responsible for the grain producing in this fertile region, and exports to Rome. Volubilis was also administering contacts with the Berber tribes which the Romans never managed to suppress, but who only came as far as to cooperate with the Romans for mutual benefits.
Unlike so many other Roman cities, Volubilis was not abandoned after the Romans lost their foothold in this part of Africa in the 3rd century. Even the Latin language survived for centuries, and as not replaced before the Arabs conquered North Africa in the late 7th century.
People continued to live in Volubilis for more than 1,000 years more. Volubilis was first abandoned in the 18th century, when it was demolished in order to provide for building materials for the construction of the palaces of Moulay Ismail in nearby Meknes. If that demolishing had not arrived, Volubilis could have become one of the best preserved Roman sites anywhere.
The main area of Volubilis, and the only area that really attracts visitors, Moroccans and foreigners, is no more than 800 x 600 metres (measured by the walls). And if you carry a good guide book, none of the guides at the gate is needed. Much of the best excavations have been moved to the Archaeological Museum close to the royal palace in Rabat, but Volubilis offers ruins of quite good quality, and about 30 high quality mosaics that still stand in their original place. There is an admission fee for entering the Volubilis of about 20 dh. Leave a Comment
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The remains of Volubilis are situated in the open landscape - no village close by, just a small museum... Leave a Comment
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