Bab Ftouh

Bab Ftouh
باب الفتوح
Bab Ftouh gate (seen from the outside).
Former namesBab al-Qibla
General information
Typecity gate
Architectural styleAlmohad, Moorish, Moroccan
LocationFez, Morocco
Coordinates34°03′35.4″N 4°57′55.1″W / 34.059833°N 4.965306°W / 34.059833; -4.965306
Completedcirca 1212
RenovatedBetween 1757 and 1790
Height15 meters
Technical details
Materialbrick and mortar

Bab Ftouh (also spelled Bab Fetouh) is the main southeastern gate of Fes el-Bali, the old walled city of Fes, Morocco.

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