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Courtyards and rooms at Dar Ben Abdallah
The heritage agency describes Dar Ben Abdallah as a nineteenth-century palace in Tunis’s medina, now a museum devoted to Tunisian folk arts and customs. Its page notes the small square, T-shaped apartments and large gate to the neighbourhood.
At a glance
A place worth remembering
A palace compound around a small square
The entry gate opens from the neighbourhood into the compact compound, whose buildings cluster around a small square. The heritage agency dates the palace to the nineteenth century.[1]
A central court and T-shaped apartments
The agency distinguishes the compound’s small square from the main palace’s larger paved court, which has a marble basin. Family apartments line the court, each with a T-shaped plan.[1]
Displays of life and craft in nineteenth-century Tunis
Ground-floor rooms pair objects associated with nineteenth-century life in Tunis with reconstructed scenes of daily life and ceremony. The heritage agency also notes occasional exhibitions or craft-object collections in the outbuildings.[1]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
How is Dar Ben Abdallah arranged?
The compound groups its buildings around a small square, while the main palace has a separate courtyard.[1]
What is the plan of the apartments?
The apartments have T-shaped plans and line all four sides of the paved courtyard.[1]
What do the museum rooms show?
The heritage agency describes ground-floor displays about everyday and ceremonial life in nineteenth-century Tunis. It says the smaller buildings are used at times for temporary exhibitions and collections of crafted objects.[1]
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