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Volubilis (all images)

About 25km from Meknes (northern Morocco) lies the archaeological site of Volubilis (Oualili in Arabic), which features the best preserved Roman Empire ruins in this part of northern Africa. Built on the site of a previous Carthaginian settlement around the year 40 A.D., Volubilis was the administrative center of the Roman province of Mauretania Tingitana. Volubilis has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997.


01 Panorama view	02 Goose	03 Trees and ruins


04 Panorama view of ruins	05 Column detail	06 Columns	07 Panorama view of ruins


08 Panorama view of ruins	09 Panorama view of ruins


10 Columns in the Capitol	11 Stork nest on column	12 Capitol	13 Basilica wall with arches


14 Basilica wall with arches	15 Inside the basilica	16 Basilica ruins	17 Triumphal arch	18 Roman inscriptions on triumphal arch


19 Triumphal arch and basilica	20 Column	21 House of columns in Decumanus Maximus	01 Dolphins


02 Dolphins	03 Lines and squares pattern	04 Black and white triangles pattern	05 Black and white marine animals	06 Sea god or warrior with animals


07 Wild animals	08 Wild animals circular mosaic	09 Wild animals


10 Wild animals	11 Wild animals	12 Athlete on horseback receiving winners cup for desultor race	13 Patrician and woman


14 Patrician	15 Colours adjusted with reference grey card

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