TheMnebhi Palace orMenebhi Palace (Arabic:دار منبهي,romanized: Dar Mnebhi), also known by its French namePalais Mnebhi, is a historic early 20th-century palace inFes el-Bali, the oldmedina ofFes,Morocco. It is notable for both its lavish architecture as well as for being the place where the 1912Treaty of Fes was officially signed. It is located on Tala'a Seghira street, one of the mainsouq streets of the city.
The palace was built byMehdi Mnebhi (who also built another palace which hosts theMarrakech Museum today) at the beginning of the 20th century. Mnebhi was thedefense minister ofSultanAbdelaziz between 1900 and 1908, replacingBa Ahmad as the sultan's favourite.[1][2][3] In 1912, the palace hosted the signing of theTreaty of Fes which establishedFrench colonial rule over Morocco.[2] It then served as the first residence of the Frenchresident-general,Lyautey, before this function moved to the Dar al-Baida andDar Batha palaces to the west.[2][4][5] It later served as the first headquarters of theIstiqlal (Independence) party in Morocco.[4] Today it is used as a restaurant venue for tour groups.[4]: 78
The palace is among the most lavishly decorated in Fes.[6][7] It features a vast reception hall with a high wooden dome-like ceiling upheld by four columns, as well as a large wall fountain decorated with intricatezellij mosaic tiles.[5][2] On the western and eastern sides of the hall are two other ornately decorated rooms.[2]
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