Bab Bou Jeloud (Blue Gate)

1913 ceremonial gateway to Fes el-Bali

The triple-arched Bab Bou Jeloud was built by the French Protectorate in 1913 to create a grander entrance to the old medina, replacing a simpler 12th-century gate that still stands closed beside it. Its outer face is sheathed in blue zellij; the inner face is green.

Localisation

Fes

FAQs

Its exterior face is decorated with cobalt-blue zellij — the colour traditionally associated with Fez. The inner face, visible only once you've passed through, is green, the colour of Islam.