DAR HUSSEIN

Dar Hussein now houses the headquarters of the National Heritage Institute. The palace was built on the site of a first palace, by the bey's son-in-law, Ismaïl Khalia, in the second half of the 18th century. Later, it received various ministers and dignitaries until the arrival of the French in 1881. General Forgemol installed there, in 1882, the staff and the headquarters of the new municipality, deciding at the same time the development of the square. The courtyard with galleries is decorated with earthenware and Corinthian columns, which further embellishes the building