Home UpMarrakech: Dar Si Said

Dar Si Said, now a museum, was built by the same team of craftsmen who built the larger and far more visited Al Bahia house, not shown here. The two houses were built by two brothers who both served as vizier. Si Said died as his house was being completed.

The garden courtyard.

Fountain.

Doorway into the courtyard.

The most spectacular part of the house is upstairs.

The stairs themselves give little hint of what awaits.

The answer: grand rooms, elaborately decorated.

Doorway.