Sunday 28 October 2012

The Arsenal



There is a large building opposite the Hospital which is always shut. We have often wondered what was in it and how you get in. Amina Elbaz enlightens us as to the former at least:

     It is an outstanding architectural monument of the ancient city. It was built at the beginning of the twenthieth century by Haj Hammad Ben Hida Oummiss (the leader of the region at that time) who used to control the area of Taroudant. In the place of this house, there was an artificial mound of ash collected by the waste industry gunpowder before 1900.The Pacha Ahmed Ben Ali Alkebba was the first to think of building that palace there.
     This palace is composed of many decorated rooms with bathrooms and a big garden.It used to be the place where important political personalities were invited



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