Dar Balma
Dar Balma is an old palace in the medina of Tunis.
Location[edit]
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[edit]
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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[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dar Balma.
- "Destination Tunis". destination-tunis.fr (in French). 1 December 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
