the gates, fortresses and towers of fez

a) The gates of Fez El-Bali:

Bab Boujloud:

Bab Boujloud: the gate, which is considered one of the main entrances to the Old Medina, and the western exit of Adouat El Qarawiyine, was built at the beginning of the 20th century and exactly in 1913 by the French protectorate authority thanks to the Maalam ( master mason ) Bouzabaa who added to this gate a touch of originality; the gate, which is made of a central arch and two small lateral arches, is decorated with the typical Fassi Zellij ( ceramics ): green(the colour of Islam) on the interior façade, and blue(the colour of Fez) on the exterior façade, so that when a person enters the Medina the gate is blue and when S/he exits it is green. Its size, architectural elements and balanced ornamentation make of it an impressive gate par excellence.