Bab Rouah Gate Travel Guide: Top Sights in Morocco, Tours & Travel

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Bab Rouah Gate- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Historical & Cultural; Morocco; 5 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 2 hours

Bab er-Rouah, or "Gate of the Winds," is one of Rabat’s most significant Almohad-era monuments, built under Caliph Ya'qub al-Mansur in the late 12th century. Completed by 1197, this imposing structure was designed as both a defensive stronghold and a statement of architectural refinement, featuring intricate stone carvings, Kufic inscriptions, and polylobed arches framed within an alfiz. The gate's passage is fortified with a bent entrance layout, incorporating multiple 90-degree turns for enhanced security. Modified in the 18th century under Sultan Sidi Muhammad ibn Abdallah, its entrance was narrowed for defensive purposes. Restored between 2000 and 2001, Bab er-Rouah now houses an art gallery, integrating historical grandeur with contemporary cultural functions.

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Reviews of Bab er-Rouah

Paul Browning

3
Reviewed: 2024-02-17

The guy at the door pesters you for money on the way out. Really infuriating. Nice spot to see artwork and toilets inside. Google maps sends you the wrong direction as do all the locals. It's right behind the pink archway facing a huge traffic island.
Sain Dihana

1
Reviewed: 2024-02-05

Gallery closes during Friday prayer 13:00 - 14:00. Management should be aware of the guard asking tourists bribe for gallery entrance. The SOP is he tells you the gallery is closed but invites you in as a "favor". At the end of it he asks you to pay. Don't fall for this, just walk out anyway
divna Tech

5
Reviewed: 2023-10-08

Amazing art, must be visuted
Simed Berrada Alami

3
Reviewed: 2022-12-21

The animal inside me! There's a theory in the archetype science: A human spirit can be represented by a specific animal: Wolf, turtle, bear, tiger, lion, bee, duck, butterfly 🦋... These drawings can go further in interpretation for people who are familiar with this theory. Personally I'm looking forward to more representation of humans by animals by drawing the parallel between animals and humans spirits and psychology. On a psychological level there are a lot of lessons to take from animal archetypes. So less abstract art but more thorny and expressive language in future drawings will be appreciated.
Eddy Philippe

5
Reviewed: 2021-10-08

A small modern art gallery inside a very old door to the Medina. Plan to spend about 15 to 20 minutes there admiring the art. Entrance is free.