The central courtyard displays the traditional patterns of Merenid artisanship, with magnificent zellij (mosaic tilework), carved plaster, cedar wood and onyx columns flanking the mihrab - which is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque, that indicates the direction of Mecca.
The central courtyard displays the traditional patterns of Merenid artisanship, with magnificent zellij (mosaic tilework), carved plaster, cedar wood and onyx columns flanking the mihrab - which is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque, that indicates the direction of Mecca.