Dar Cherifa

The house has been dated to the Saadian period in the second half of the 16th century, possibly to the reign of Sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib, thanks to its style and to the similarity of its decoration with that of contemporary monuments like the Ben Youssef Madrasa.

[1][2]: 64  It was purchased and restored in 2000 by Abdellatif Aït Ben Abdallah and since then opened as a café and cultural venue.

The short spaces between the pillars of a same cluster are covered by small round arches surmounted by vertical zones of carved stucco decoration.

The much wider openings between the pillar clusters are bridged by corbelled arches consisting of carved cedar-wood lintels.

[1] The tall doorways off the courtyard are highlighted with further stucco decoration above the arch, including three false windows carved with geometric patterns, set within several rectangular frames filled with other arabesque or Kufic motifs.