[1] It is indexed as one of the biggest historical residences of Tunis in the inventory of Jacques Revault, member of the Middle East and Mediterranean Studies Research Group.
[1] At the end of the 18th century, the rich Mahmoud Djellouli bought a beautiful residence that was a gift from the sovereign Hussein I for his daughter, Princess Lalla Fatma, wife of the prime minister Rejeb Khaznadar.
[1] This association can be noticed in the columns with Turkish capitals, Italian and Qallaline faience, and Hispano-Maghrebi ceilings.
[1] In Dar Djellouli you can find all parts of a typical Tunisian residence of that time: a driba, a skifa or corridor, a spacious courtyard surrounded by big suites with alcoves at the ground floor, and common parts at the first floor (like the kitchen, the hammam, service rooms, etc.)
with two small halls, a floor for hosts or sraya and a resting room (kushk) for the house master on the top of the balcony.