🇲🇦 Meknes UNESCO World Heritage: Beauty in Ruins 🌄✨

Volubilis Roman Ruins (30km from Meknes) 🏛️ Morocco's only Roman city (1st century BC) 🗺️ Once a thriving administrative hub feeding the Roman Empire ✨ Still visible after 2000 years: Grand forum & triumphal arches Exquisite mosaic floors telling ancient stories Residential districts with clear urban planning 🏛️ Museum displays show Rome's vast empire spanning 3 continents Imperial Meknes (Founded 1672) 🏰 Bab Mansour Gate Largest among Morocco's 4 imperial cities Blends Islamic & Roman architecture (columns from Volubilis!) 20,000 hand-cut tiles per m² (4 months' work per artisan) ⚜️ Royal Stables & Granaries Housed 12,000 horses 🐎 Stored 15 years' grain supply Earthquake-ruined but still awe-inspiring 💭 Standing among these ruins, one realizes: "All glory is fleeting, but stones whisper eternal stories." #MoroccoTravel #WorldHeritage #RomanRuins #ImperialCities