View from the minaret

The viewpoint of the minaret, in Marrakech

This viewpoint offers a fine overall perspective on the Koutoubia Mosque and its famous minaret. The Marrakech audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this ideal spot, from which to admire, with respect, the symbol of the city.

The finest panorama over the Koutoubia

This viewpoint is the ideal place to admire, in a peaceful atmosphere, a fine overall view of the Koutoubia Mosque and above all its minaret, which rises to about sixty-nine metres high, and more than seventy-seven metres counting its spire. From this location, you grasp all the majesty of this twelfth-century Almohad tower, which dominates the medina and constitutes the symbol of Marrakech. Surrounded by gardens, the place invites contemplation, especially at the end of the day, when the light gilds the stone of the minaret.

What to see

You admire a fine overall view of the Koutoubia Mosque and its Almohad minaret of nearly seventy metres, which dominates the medina, in a setting of peaceful gardens. This viewpoint offers the finest panorama over the symbol of Marrakech. It is a stop for lovers of panoramas, to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The viewpoint of the minaret lies in the gardens near the Koutoubia Mosque, at the threshold of the medina of Marrakech, reachable on foot. They are open-air public spaces, freely accessible. The view is particularly beautiful at the end of the day, when the light gilds the minaret.

What is the height of the Koutoubia minaret?

The Almohad minaret rises to about sixty-nine metres high, and more than seventy-seven metres counting its spire; it dominates the medina and symbolises Marrakech.

Where to admire the Koutoubia minaret?

From the gardens near the Koutoubia Mosque, at the threshold of the medina of Marrakech, in Morocco.