The Palace in the Kasbah on the Rue Bazzo dates from the 17th century and was built by Moulay Ismail after he subdued the pirate republic of Rabat and took over the kasbah as a garrison for the Oudaias, a Saharan tribe who formed the bulk of his mercenary army. Today the palace, a beautiful classic building, houses the Museum of Moroccan Arts featuring exhibits such as Berber jewelry, costumes and local carpets. The palace grounds contain the beautiful Andalucian Gardens with their sunken shrubberies and flowerbeds, bougainvillea and fragrant herbs. The Kasbah of the Oudayas Fortress dating back to the 12nd one

Has turn Hassan rises above the ruins of the mosque of which she was the minaret. At last, the mausolée rises on the immense esplanade where stands up the famous turn Hassan, Flap symbol. This never finished minaret would have being not only the biggest mosque, but also the biggest religious structure of the world. This tower is coming from the big unfinished dream of Yacoub el-mansour. It wanted to do Flap the capital of his empire that, to the XIIème century, s’étendait Tunisia to Spain

The citadel of Chellah
Emerging from the boulevards of the Ville Nouvelle (New Town) of Rabat one comes across the ruins of Chellah, once the thriving walled Roman port city of Sala Colonia, abandoned in 1154 in favor of Sale across the other side of the river mouth. In the time of the Almohads the site was used as a royal burial ground. The Merenid Sultan Abou El Hassan added some monuments and the striking main gate during his reign in the mid-14th century. Just inside the gate are the Roman ruins dating from 200 BC, which includes a forum, a temple and a craftsmen's quarter.