Dar Zarrouk
Dar Zarrouk is one of the palaces of the old town of Tunis. It is one of the largest historical palaces in Tunis.
Localization
[edit]The palace is located on the street of Judges near the palace of Khurasanid dynasty's princes.
History
[edit]Dar Zarrouk is an aristocratic house that belongs to the Zarrouk family, we can mention for example Abou Abdallah Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk, a minister under the reign of Hammuda ibn Ali.
The palace was constructed by a privateer and Dey Murad during the seventeenth century,[1] and it was modified by the Zarrouk family during the eighteenth century.
Architecture
[edit]It is composed mainly of a ground floor, the new owners added another house for their guests and a room to rest on the terraces. We can also find other outbuildings in the palace, such as a Grain Mill, a space to pray, and an inner garden.[2]
Mohamed Zarrouk, son of the minister Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk built three more apartments during the nineteenth century.
References
[edit]- ^ Jacques Revault, Palais et demeures de Tunis (xviiie et xixe siècles), vol. II, éd. Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris, 1971, p. 154-185
- ^ Jacques Revault, Palais et demeures de Tunis (xviiie et xixe siècles), vol. II, éd. Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris, 1971, p. 154-185
