title: Dar Zarrouk
text: # Dar Zarrouk
  
  Dar Zarrouk is one of the palaces of the old town of Tunis. It is one of the largest historical palaces in Tunis.
  
  ## Localization
  
  The palace is located on the street of Judges near the palace of Khurasanid dynasty's princes.
  
  ## History
  
  Dar Zarrouk is an aristocratic house that belongs to the Zarrouk family, we can mention for example Abou Abdallah Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk, a minister under the reign of Hammuda ibn Ali.
  
  The palace was constructed by a privateer and Dey Murad during the seventeenth century, and it was modified by the Zarrouk family during the eighteenth century.
  
  ## Architecture
  
  It is composed mainly of a ground floor, the new owners added another house for their guests and a room to rest on the terraces. We can also find other outbuildings in the palace, such as a Grain Mill, a space to pray, and an inner garden.
  
  Mohamed Zarrouk, son of the minister Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk built three more apartments during the nineteenth century.
  
  