Tunisia · 19th century
Hayreddin Palace is an old palace in the Medina of Tunis. It is the current Museum of Tunis.
It is located in the Tribunal's place, near El Hafsia district.
It was built between 1860 and 1870 under the orders of Hayreddin Pasha.
The palace was sold in 1881 during the French occupation and became a justice court.
A big part of it was destroyed and got replaced by an Israelite school.
It is considered as an official monument according to the 19 October 1992 decree.
Text adapted from “Hayreddin Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palace of Kheireddine ranks #6,884 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 33 mapped in Tunisia. Founded 1860, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tunis, 1 km away. See how Tunisia compares in the castle statistics.
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