Dar Balma
Dar Balma is an old palace in the medina of Tunis.
Door of Dar Balma
Location
Metal plate of Sidi Bou Khrissan Street
The palace is located in the Sidi Bou Khrissan Street.
History
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
Postcard showing the palace's door
Keystone above the door
Lloral pattern in the doorway
Stylized cypress above the door
References
- 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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- "Destination Tunis". destination-tunis.fr (in French). 1 December 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
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