Name of Monument:

Dar al-Batha (Batha Museum)

Other name of the Monument:

Pavillion of the Royal Palace in Fez

Location:

Fez, Morocco

Responsible Institution:

The Royal Palace

 About Ministry of Culture, Directorate for Cultural Heritage, Fez

Date of Monument:

1897

History:

Although the foundations for the Palace of Dar el-Batha were laid during the reign of Mulay al-Hasan I, it was completed during the reign of Mulay ‘Abd al-‘Aziz in 1897. The palace was used for private meetings, receptions and sometimes as a summer residence. The Museum of Arts and Traditions of Fez and its region took over the palace in 1915 and, although the building was altered at this time, the outline of its plan has remained intact.

Description:

Dar al-Batha is the site of a large palace with two wings (east and west) and separate dwellings located at either side of a rectangular Andalusian-type garden (riyadh), which also surrounds the entire main palace. Within the palace are some large rectangular rooms that lead on to porches, at the corners of which are doors opening to outbuildings and annexes (Douira, sheds or khzine, etc.), and leading to the basement (now the Palace Museum) from which one can access the nearby Batha Square. Two side galleries (north and south) connect the two wings with the main house.

Citation of this web page:

"Dar al-Batha (Batha Museum)" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monuments;AWE;ma;17;en

MWNF Working Number: MO 017