Koutoubia mosque, Marrakech, Morocco

Koutoubia mosque, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. The mosque was completed in the reign of the Almohad Caliph Yaqub al-Mansur, 1184-1199. The minaret stands 77m tall and is built of sandstone bricks, topped with copper orbs. It is the largest mosque in Marrakech. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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