Bahia Palace

Marrakech, Morocco

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Bahia Palace in Marrakech, Morocco, is a mid-to-late-nineteenth-century royal residence begun in the 1860s by Si Musa, grand vizier under Sultan Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman, and substantially expanded by his son Si Ba Ahmed ibn Musa between 1894 and 1900 during the reign of Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz. Designed in Moorish and Islamic architectural traditions, the palace comprises approximately 150 rooms arranged irregularly around multiple internal courtyards and riad gardens. Its most distinguished features are its richly decorated interiors—particularly painted wood ceilings, sculpted stucco, and intricate zellij tilework—while the original grounds included gardens, parks, stables, a mosque, and related annexes. Now a UNESCO-inscribed Moroccan cultural heritage site and major tourist attraction, the palace stands as a landmark of late-nineteenth-century Moroccan design and craftsmanship.