Dar Moqri
The second palace belonged to his grandson Si Tayb and is notable for its long courtyard which mixes Italianate details with traditional Moroccan decoration.
A completely separate palace, known as Riad Driss Moqri, was also built further north by Abdelsalam's son, Si Dris.
They originated from Tlemcen, Algeria, and immigrated to Morocco at the beginning of the 19th century under their patriarch Abu Abdallah Muhammad al-Akhal, settling in Fez in 1805.
It was he who built a second mansion adjoining the main family palace to the southeast, with a long courtyard and Italianate details.
[2][3][12] The exact chronology of the construction of the main Dar Moqri palace is difficult to establish,[4][3] but it may have been completed in its present form in the early 20th century by Muhammad al-Moqri.
[13] Dar Moqri is located in the district which was historically known as al-'Uyun ("the Sources") and is known today as the Ziat or Ziyat neighbourhood.
Until the 19th century this area had been a garden district with few houses and plenty of open space to build, thus attracting the construction of several new mansions by wealthy families.
[1][3] The palace is considered one of the finest examples of late 19th and early 20th century domestic architecture in Fes.
An imposing wooden canopy, richly sculpted with geometric patterns and muqarnas friezes, projects inward from the upper part of all four walls to form a large skylight.
The northeast wing is occupied by a large chamber opening from the two-story masriya or reception room for guests, while on a floor above this is a hall covered by a grand wooden dome which was probably added at a later period after the construction of the original palace.
[4]: 134, 140–142 The southwest wing is situated on the upper floor and constitutes the former hammam of the palace, today repurposed as a separate apartment.
The upper floor includes a rectangular hall that is richly decorated and covered by a grand wooden ceiling of the berchla (or bershla) type.
This courtyard is in turn is flanked by its more rooms and structures, but their architecture is less notable than the northern parts of the palace.
[4]: 128, 138–140 The mansion of Si Tayb al-Moqri is separate from the older Moqri palace but directly adjoins it to the southeast.
