LIBYAN CENTRAL BANK

Facing the port on the edge of the old town, the Central Bank occupies a magnificent building, surrounding Tripoli Castle. This was the origin of the former Italian Savings Fund, which was intended to be the main financial instrument for Italian agricultural and real estate plans in Libya. Its construction began in the 1920 s and ended the next decade after the initial architectural ambitions had been revised downwards due to the lack of sufficient resources by Italian Governor Italian Balbo. Thus, the huge dome that had to govern the building was never realized, and only two beautiful oriental-style green domes dominate on each side of the building, still richly furnished in marble inside (which is obviously not visiting) and majestic, with its large columns of pillars at the entrance.