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View toward the southwest corner of Place de la Mechouar
Painting of the Palais de Justice, Casbah Museum, and Treasury
View from above of a crowd gathered from the residence of Stuart Gates at 0 Place de la Casbah
View from across the square of dignitaries leaving the entrance of the Palace
View of street near the Kasbah
View toward the entrance to the Casbah Museum and the Treasury. Minaret of the Casbah Mosque in the left background
View toward the south end of the square
View across the square to the Mechoir, past what were the Stables on the left, and the prison, and Treasury on the right
View from Bab al-'Assa toward the entrance of the Kasbah Museum
View of a woman in the square in from of the Kasbah Museum

Mechouar des Khalifas
Tangier, Morocco

The edifice at the opposite end of the Place de Mechouar from Bab el Bahar.  It has been transformed into a shop for design and antiques.

Sources:
"Plaza Del Mechuar, Tribunal De Justicia (Menchuar)." Ver Edificio. Accessed March 10, 2015. http://tingisaecid.com/v2/view_ent/view_building.php?id=197.

Roca, Juan Ramón. Tangier and Its Surroundings, Assilah and Chefchaouen an Illustrated Guide. Alicante (C/ San Carlos, 93, 03013 Alicante): J.R. Roca, 2011.
Location
Tangier, Morocco
Associated Names
Pasha 'Ali Ben Abdellah al-Riffi
Pasha 'Ali Ben Abdellah al-Riffi
Morocco
patron
Tangier
Tangier
Morocco
place
Part of Site
Qasba Tanja
Qasba Tanja
Tangier, Morocco
Qasba Tanja
Qasba Tanja
Tangier, Morocco
Associated Collections
Timeline: Sharifian (Morocco) {from 1517}
Timeline: Sharifian (Morocco) {from 1517}
Style Periods
Alawi
1631
Variant Names
Palais de Justice
Alternate
Grand Mechuar
Alternate
Building Usages
political office
government
prison
government
Keywords
arcades
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Mechouar des Khalifas
Tangier, Morocco
The edifice at the opposite end of the Place de Mechouar from Bab el Bahar.  It has been transformed into a shop for design and antiques.

Sources:
"Plaza Del Mechuar, Tribunal De Justicia (Menchuar)." Ver Edificio. Accessed March 10, 2015. http://tingisaecid.com/v2/view_ent/view_building.php?id=197.

Roca, Juan Ramón. Tangier and Its Surroundings, Assilah and Chefchaouen an Illustrated Guide. Alicante (C/ San Carlos, 93, 03013 Alicante): J.R. Roca, 2011.
Location
Tangier, Morocco
Images & Videos
View toward the southwest corner of Place de la Mechouar
glass plate negative
Painting of the Palais de Justice, Casbah Museum, and Treasury
Kasbah Treasury
painting
View from above of a crowd gathered from the residence of Stuart Gates at 0 Place de la Casbah
View of Stuart Gates' residence
B & W print
View from across the square of dignitaries leaving the entrance of the Palace
Friday prayers
color print
View of street near the Kasbah
View near Kasbah
B & W print
View toward the entrance to the Casbah Museum and the Treasury. Minaret of the Casbah Mosque in the left background
Dar al-Makhzen
B & W print
View toward the south end of the square
Place Mechouar
B & W print
View across the square to the Mechoir, past what were the Stables on the left, and the prison, and Treasury on the right
Bab Haha
digital photograph
View from Bab al-'Assa toward the entrance of the Kasbah Museum
Tangier - Place de Mechouar
B & W print
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Associated Names
Pasha 'Ali Ben Abdellah al-Riffi
Pasha 'Ali Ben Abdellah al-Riffi
Morocco
patron
Tangier
Tangier
Morocco
place
Part of Site
Qasba Tanja
Qasba Tanja
Tangier, Morocco
Qasba Tanja
Qasba Tanja
Tangier, Morocco
Associated Collections
Timeline: Sharifian (Morocco) {from 1517}
Timeline: Sharifian (Morocco) {from 1517}
Style Periods
Alawi
1631
Variant Names
Palais de Justice
Alternate
Grand Mechuar
Alternate
Building Usages
political office
government
prison
government
Keywords
arcades
Terms of use
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