Marrakech: Dar Mnebhi

Morocco12 photographs2009

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.

Door.

Small courtyard.

Small courtyard.

Floor of the courtyard.

Floor of the courtyard.

Large courtyard, with added, modern roof.

Large courtyard, with added, modern roof.

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

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

The side room.

The side room.

Another view of the same courtyard.

Another view of the same courtyard.

Columns.

Columns.

Ceiling of side room.

Ceiling of side room.

Chandelier.

Chandelier.

Detail of zillij.

Detail of zillij.

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

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