Bahia Palace
| Bahia Palace | |
|---|---|
قصر الباهية | |
The Grand Courtyard of the Bahia Palace | |
Interactive map of the Bahia Palace area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Moorish (Alawi) |
| Location | Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Coordinates | 31°37′17.73″N 7°58′56.03″W / 31.6215917°N 7.9822306°W |
| Construction started | 1860s |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Muhammad ibn Makki al-Misfiwi |
The Bahia Palace (Arabic: قصر الباهية) is a mid to late 19th-century palace in Marrakesh, Morocco. The palace was first begun by Si Musa, grand vizier under the Alawi sultan Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman, in the 1860s. It was expanded by his son Si Ba Ahmed ibn Musa, grand vizier of Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz, between 1894 and 1900. Today it is a well-known historic monument and tourist attraction in the city.
The palace has an irregular layout comprising around 150 rooms organized around multiple internal courtyards and riad gardens. It is most notable for its decoration, particularly its painted wood ceilings, along with sculpted stucco and zellij tilework. The original grounds of the palace also encompassed a wider area with gardens, parks, stables, a mosque, and other annexes.