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The Bahia Palace (Arabic: قصر الباهية) is a mid to late 19th-century palace in Marrakesh, Morocco. The palace was first begun by Si Musa, grand vizier under the Alawi sultan Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman, in the 1860s. It was expanded by his son Si Ba Ahmed ibn Musa, grand vizier of Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz, between 1894 and 1900. Today ...
Marrakesh comprises an old fortified city packed with vendors and their stalls. This medina quarter is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and contains the Jemaa el-Fnaa square, a large number of souks (markets), the Kutubiyya Mosque, and many other historic and cultural sites. The city serves as a major economic center and tourist destination.
After the end of the Saadian dynasty in the 17th century the palace fell into neglect and was then systematically looted by the Alaouite sultan Moulay Isma'il for its valuable materials like marble. [58] The preserved ruins of the palace are open today as a tourist attraction. The Marrakech Folklore Festival is held in the spring at the palace ...
National monuments by visitors per year Name Country flag, city Visitors per year Year reported Notes The Forbidden City: Beijing: 17,000,000+ 2018 [1]: St. Peter's Basilica-Apostolic Palace
Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Bahia" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Palace of the Commercial Association of Bahia; T.
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To the north of the palace are the remains of the monumental El Badi Palace, which are now a historic site accessible to tourists. [ 19 ] In the northwest area of the kasbah is the citadel's original congregational mosque, the Kasbah Mosque ( a.k.a. the Mansuriyya Mosque and the Mosque of Moulay al-Yazid), which is active today and accessible ...
Rooms and decorated doorways inside the palace. Dar Si Said (Arabic: دار السي سعيد) is a historic late 19th-century palace and present-day museum in Marrakesh, Morocco. It currently houses the National Museum of Weaving and Carpets. [1]