Dar Caïd Nessim Samama
Entrance of the palace
Dar Caïd Nessim Samama is one of the palaces of the medina of Tunis.
Localization[]
View of the El Mechnaka street with the palace on the right
It is located on the El Mechnaka Street near El Kallaline, Bab Cartagena and Hafsia.
History[]
The qaid of Jews and treasurer of the bey of Tunis, Nessim Samama, built this palace in 1860.[1]
In 1881, the Alliance Israélite Universelle transformed it into a school for girls.[2]
Facade of the Nessim Samama palace
Palace of Caid Nessim Samama
El mechnaqa Street
Detail of the decoration of the entrance
References[]
- ^ Jacques Revault (1971). Palais et demeures de Tunis (XVIIIe et XIXe siècles) (in French). II. Paris: Centre national de la recherche scientifique. pp. 393–395.
- ^ "Découvrir". leborgel.com (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
External links[]
Media related to Dar Caïd Nessim Samama at Wikimedia Commons
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