Royal Palace of Tripoli

The Royal Palace (Arabic: قصر الخلد) was the residence of the Libyan monarch in the capital city, Tripoli. It was built during the Italian rule between 1924 and 1931 by architect Saul Meraviglia Mantegazza for the colonial governors of Italian Tripolitania.

Another residence was the Al-Manar Palace in Benghazi, which was donated by King Idris of Libya as the first campus of the University of Libya. Another residence at Bab Zaytun was further to the east in Tobruk.

It was converted into a public library after the coup d'état Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. It reopened to the public as a museum in December 2025 after 14 years, in the wake of Killing of Muammar Gaddafi.

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Royal Palace of Tripoli ranks #3,644 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 7 mapped in Libya. Founded 1924 — one of 173 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,607 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Libya compares in the castle statistics.

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