Dar Balma
Dar Balma is an old palace in the medina of Tunis.
Location
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The palace is located in the Sidi Bou Khrissan Street.
History
[edit]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
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Postcard showing the palace's door
Keystone above the door
Lloral pattern in the doorway
Stylized cypress above the door
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Victor Valensi (2008). L'Habitation tunisienne (in French). Tunis: Alif. ISBN 978-9973-22-252-7.
External links
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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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