Mohamedia Palace

Mustapha Bey (1786–1837) intended Mohamedia palace as a retreat for leisure and relaxation away from the capital.

[2] From then on, he devoted all his time and the limited resources of his country, the Beylik of Tunis, to the costly realization of his dream.

[2] On the chosen slopes, served by the road connecting Tunis to Zaghouan along the ancient Roman aqueduct, the residences of officials and merchants, army barracks, new markets near the mosque and hammam, and the palaces of General Mrabet and key ministers, including Mustapha Khaznadar (1817–1878), succeeded one another.

The interior was adorned with Carrara marble, Naples ceramics, modern furniture, as well as chandeliers and mirrors from Venice.

[1] Today, abandoned and nearly forgotten, only gigantic ruins in an advanced state of decay remain of the palace and its surrounding structures.