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Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of the Menara Gardens and their pavilion.
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Estate, pavilion and gardens
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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1157
The gardens are founded
The Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu’min establishes the Menara estate outside the walls of Marrakech.
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16th century
A Saadian pavilion
The Saadians build a first pavilion beside the basin.
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19th century
Restored and replanted
The Alaouite sultans Moulay Abd ar-Rahman and Muhammad IV restore the Menara and Agdal gardens.
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1870
The pavilion is completed
Muhammad IV’s new pavilion rises on the ruins of the old one; its inscription gives the Islamic year 1286.
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Early 20th century
The last ostriches
Ostriches, once raised in the gardens, are no longer kept there.
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1985
A World Heritage city
The medina of Marrakech is inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
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