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Founded in 1070–72 by the Berber
imperial dynasty of Almoravids, Marrakesh
remained a political, economic and
cultural centre for a long period.
The Bahia Palace a big old house and a set of houses were
collected and converted into
palace in the late nineteenth century by the Moroccan architect El Mekki on behalf of the Grand Vizier Ba
Ahmed ben Moussa said Hmad (1841-
1900)
The Bahia Palace is located in the
medina of Marrakech along the northern edge
of the district Mellah or Jewish
quarter
Bahia, the late nineteenth
century palace of the Grand Vizier Ba Ahmed ben Moussa said Hmad (1841-
1900)
The small courtyard Four rooms
opening onto an open courtyard fully tiled with
marble and zellij (tiles) were the
private apartments of Ba Hmad; they were
transformed in the time of
Lyautey Room Officers
The small courtyard
The small courtyardThe Bahia Palace intended to be the greatest palace of its
time. The name means "brilliance"
The El Bahia Palace was built for Ahmed Ibn Moussa (or Ba Ahmed) between 1894 and 1900 in the Alawi style that was popular at the time. Craftsmen were brought from Fez to work on this monumental task which took approximately fifteen years to complete
The name ‘Bahia’ means ‘palace of the beautiful’ and
this would certainly seem
to fit the purpose of this
massive palace. There
are 160 different rooms in the palace
which are sprawled out in
an open, rambling fashion
It is said that the palace was built as a home for Ba Ahmed’s official concubines, and it has also been said that the importance or favor of each concubine increased along with the size of their bedroom
The beautiful building, El Bahia Palace in Marrakech, is an excellent example of Eastern Architecture from the 19th century that represents trends and standards of the wealthy who lived at that time, even though the detail may not be as rich as that found in earlier palaces
Sound: Riff Cohen - Marrakech 2017
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