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.
