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Al-Najjarin Hotel
(فندق النجارين)

Title	Al-Najjarin Hotel
Title Original	فندق النجارين
Publication Date:	12th century AH / 18th century AD
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID	monument;ISL;ma;Mon01;17;ar
Library Location	Al-Najjarine Square in the heart of the old city centre; Fez, Fez, Morocco
Date	12th century AH / 18th century AD
Notes	The hotel (khan) and the siqaya located in Al-Najjarine Square, despite the time span of nearly a century that separates their construction, form an integrated urban and social group. The siqaya is generally built as an act of charity, and is often an attached element to the mosque, but in this case it constitutes an integral element of the hotel. The Al-Najjarin Hotel occupies an almost symmetrical rectangular area, and takes a northeast-south orientation. West. The interior is accessed through a large opening extended by a straight hall, and two steps enable access to the courtyard. The latter takes a rectangular shape, and is surrounded on its four sides by corridors overlooked by rooms of varying sizes. The ground floor is two floors above, and the facades of the courtyard are arranged symmetrically. The building is distinguished by its large gate (up to 5 meters high and 3 meters wide), overlooking the courtyard and the building. This gate consists of A homogeneous and symmetrical composition, and its decoration is based on a transcendent arch resting on two supports joined to a wall of filled bricks. This arch is lined with another lobed arch of carved gypsum, the two corners of which are decorated with ceramic tiles, covered with floral and inscriptional decorations that do not bear a name. Above the arch run friezes bearing an inscription, or successive small arches of carved gypsum or wood. They are crowned with The group has load-bearing supports, supporting a large vault of carved wood, and the supports - are distinguished by a group of small arches that rest on wooden supports and beams. In 1998, the interior similar to all the hotels was restored, and it was transformed into a wood museum. The carpenters’ watering hole, located opposite the hotel towards the center of the courtyard, forms a rectangular basin, which was used for drinking, and in particular for drinking the animals of the hotel’s customers. Its upper part is decorated. The background of the arch is the broken border that rises at the back, with tile panels. The semi-columns, located at both ends of the arch, bear the lintels and the wooden frieze, which advances at the top.
Sample Text	Mohamed Mezzine “Al-Najjarine Hotel” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;ma;Mon01;17;ar

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Al-Najjarin Hotel

(فندق النجارين)

Publication Date 12th century AH / 18th century AD

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Record ID monument;ISL;ma;Mon01;17;ar

Library Location Al-Najjarine Square in the heart of the old city centre; Fez, Fez, Morocco

Date 12th century AH / 18th century AD

Notes The hotel (khan) and the siqaya located in Al-Najjarine Square, despite the time span of nearly a century that separates their construction, form an integrated urban and social group. The siqaya is generally built as an act of charity, and is often an attached element to the mosque, but in this case it constitutes an integral element of the hotel. The Al-Najjarin Hotel occupies an almost symmetrical rectangular area, and takes a northeast-south orientation. West. The interior is accessed through a large opening extended by a straight hall, and two steps enable access to the courtyard. The latter takes a rectangular shape, and is surrounded on its four sides by corridors overlooked by rooms of varying sizes. The ground floor is two floors above, and the facades of the courtyard are arranged symmetrically. The building is distinguished by its large gate (up to 5 meters high and 3 meters wide), overlooking the courtyard and the building. This gate consists of A homogeneous and symmetrical composition, and its decoration is based on a transcendent arch resting on two supports joined to a wall of filled bricks. This arch is lined with another lobed arch of carved gypsum, the two corners of which are decorated with ceramic tiles, covered with floral and inscriptional decorations that do not bear a name. Above the arch run friezes bearing an inscription, or successive small arches of carved gypsum or wood. They are crowned with The group has load-bearing supports, supporting a large vault of carved wood, and the supports - are distinguished by a group of small arches that rest on wooden supports and beams. In 1998, the interior similar to all the hotels was restored, and it was transformed into a wood museum. The carpenters’ watering hole, located opposite the hotel towards the center of the courtyard, forms a rectangular basin, which was used for drinking, and in particular for drinking the animals of the hotel’s customers. Its upper part is decorated. The background of the arch is the broken border that rises at the back, with tile panels. The semi-columns, located at both ends of the arch, bear the lintels and the wooden frieze, which advances at the top.

Sample Text Mohamed Mezzine “Al-Najjarine Hotel” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;ma;Mon01;17;ar