Dar Hussein ( ar, دارحسين), is an old
palace in the
medina of Tunis
The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from ...
.
Localization
It is located in 4 the castle's place in Bab Mnara district.
History
This palace was the house of many
prince
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. T ...
s,
dey
Dey (Arabic: داي), from the Turkish honorific title ''dayı'', literally meaning uncle, was the title given to the rulers of the Regency of Algiers (Algeria), Tripoli,Bertarelli (1929), p. 203. and Tunis under the Ottoman Empire from 1671 o ...
s and
bey
Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ...
s for centuries. Each one of them added his personal touch and extended it more.
The current decoration of the palace was
Youssef Saheb Ettabaa
Youssef Saheb Ettabaa ( ar, يوسف صاحب الطابع; born c. 1765, died 23 January 1815), was a Tunisian politician and a mameluk of Moldavian origin. He became a Prime Minister of the Beylik of Tunis.
Early career
He was enslaved as a ...
’s choice.
In 1858, Dar Hussein became the first municipal council of Tunis and got the name of Dar El Achra (House of the ten) as it had 10 members.
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In 1881, the French general
Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard
Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard (1821–1897) was a general in the French Army.
Biography
Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard was born on 17 September 1821 at Azerables, in the Creuse department and died on 28 November 1897 at ...
stayed in the Dar Hussein for the whole occupation period.
After 1957, became the main office for the National Institute of Heritage.
Etymology
It got its name from its last owner, the General Hussein who was a very close friend to
Hayreddin Pasha
Hayreddin Pasha ( aeb, خير الدين باشا التونسي Khayr ed-Din Pasha et-Tunsi; ota, تونسلى حيرالدين پاشا; tr, Tunuslu Hayreddin Paşa; 1820 – 30 January 1890) was an Ottoman- Tunisian statesman and reforme ...
.
Dar Hussein - Patio Intérieur.jpg, Room in Dar Hussein
Dar Hussein 5.JPG, Rooftop of one of the rooms
Dar Hussein 8.jpg, Porticos of the hall
Dar Hussein 2.JPG, Columns of the hall
Dar Hussein.jpg, Balcony of the hall
COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Binnenplaats in het paleis Dar Hussein TMnr 60028267.jpg, Dar Hussein in the 20th century
References
External links
Hussein
Hussein, Hussain, Hossein, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein or Husain (; ar, حُسَيْن ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-i-N ( ar, ح س ی ن, link=no), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", " ...
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