DAR HUSSEIN

Dar Hussein now houses the headquarters of the Institut National du Patrimoine. The palace was built on the site of an earlier palace by the bey's son-in-law, Ismaïl Khalia, in the second half of the ^18th century. Later, it housed various ministers and dignitaries until the arrival of the French in 1881. In 1882, General Forgemol installed the staff and headquarters of the new municipality here, at the same time deciding on the development of the square. The galleried courtyard is decorated with earthenware and Corinthian columns, further embellishing the building.