Home UpMarrakech: Dar Mnebhi

Now the Marrakech Museum, Dar Mnebhi was the house of Mehdi Mnebhi, a late 19th Century defence minister of Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz. The house was restored through the private efforts of Omar Benjelloun, an industrialist (1928-2003).

Door.

Small courtyard.

Floor of the courtyard.

Large courtyard, with added, modern roof.

The same large courtyard with a view into a side room.

The side room.

Another view of the same courtyard.

Columns.

Ceiling of side room.

Chandelier.

Detail of zillij.

The house prior to restoration, as shown in a photo on one of the museum walls.