The land of the Moors; a comprehensive description . h, and has fallen to of the rooms preserve traces of the wealth andtaste of their celebrated owner, remnants of hand-somely painted ceilings, frescoes, richly carved door-frames and marble columns, still fairly bright, clean anddistinct. Many of the saint houses in the neighbourhood of thetown are of quaint design, and possess interesting tradi-tions. Those most worthy of notice commemo-rate Sidi Bu Zikri, (son of Bu Mohammed) andSidi Bii Zeed, of Shluh origin, once attendant to MulaiEl VValeed, the munificent prince who built VV
The land of the Moors; a comprehensive description . h, and has fallen to of the rooms preserve traces of the wealth andtaste of their celebrated owner, remnants of hand-somely painted ceilings, frescoes, richly carved door-frames and marble columns, still fairly bright, clean anddistinct. Many of the saint houses in the neighbourhood of thetown are of quaint design, and possess interesting tradi-tions. Those most worthy of notice commemo-rate Sidi Bu Zikri, (son of Bu Mohammed) andSidi Bii Zeed, of Shluh origin, once attendant to MulaiEl VValeed, the munificent prince who built VValidiya,twenty-five miles to the north. The view of the whitetombs at the village of Sidi Wasil, nestling among the , vol. i., p. 42. , p. 233. 198 SAFFl hills to the south, is much admired, havin^T cultivatedland in the foreground. The bold outline of the old palace built by Moham-med XVIL (bin Abd Allah) is a prominent object abovethe town. It contains many large rooms, dwe-riahs* and beautifully decorated courts in Saffi IN THE SAFFI PALACE. F/iotografh by Herbert White, Esq. tolerable repair. With all its defects, Mauresque archi-tecture presents great attractions to travellers, and inSaffi are many interesting buildings and ruins deservingthe attention of both archaeologists and artists.* Small suites for guests. HISTORIC REMAINS 199 Some writers mention remains of the chapel of aGothic church, liavin<4 Portuguese arms etc. on the centreand side, witli its vaults intact, but with thewalls buried up to the cornice in rubbish. ,, Dr. Leared speaks of Portuguese stone-workwith heraldic devices as being still visible over the prin-cipal entrance to the Sultans palace. There are otherrelics of Portuguese days, as the bath in the passagebeside the chief mosque, and part of the nave and aisleof a church in the street called Derb Sidi Abd el madarsah or college is said to ha\e been once amonastery, and in a passage to one of the baths is are
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