Dar Balma

Palace in Tunis
Door of Dar Balma

Dar Balma is an old palace in the medina of Tunis.

Location

Metal plate of Sidi Bou Khrissan Street

The palace is located in the Sidi Bou Khrissan Street.

History

An old Andalusian family built the palace at the end of the 16th century or at the beginning of the 17th century.[1]

The first plank of Victor Valensi's book L'Habitation tunisienne represents the door of Dar Balma.[2]

Architecture

  • Postcard showing the palace's door
    Postcard showing the palace's door
  • Keystone above the door
    Keystone above the door
  • Lloral pattern in the doorway
    Lloral pattern in the doorway
  • Stylized cypress above the door
    Stylized cypress above the door

References

  1. ^ Jacques Revault (1967). Palais et demeures de Tunis (XVIe et XVIIe siècles) (in French). Vol. I. Paris: Centre national de la recherche scientifique. p. 271.
  2. ^ Victor Valensi (2008). L'Habitation tunisienne (in French). Tunis: Alif. ISBN 978-9973-22-252-7.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dar Balma.
  • "Destination Tunis". destination-tunis.fr (in French). 1 December 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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