Dâr-al-Makhzen (Rabat Royal Palace)

About Dâr-al-Makhzen (Rabat Royal Palace)

See the primary and official residence of the king of Morocco. The Royal Palace, aka Dâr-al-Makhzen, was built in 1864 in the heart of Rabat on the ruins of the former Royal Palace constructed by Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah at the end of the 18th century. The palace also includes a large mosque (Ahl-Fas) and a racetrack, as well as other official buildings including government headquarters, the prime minister’s offices and the Supreme Court.

Attractions around Dâr-al-Makhzen (Rabat Royal Palace)

Hassan Tower

This red-sandstone minaret of an incomplete mosque is Rabat’s most famous landmark. Hassan Tower was intended to be the largest minaret in the world but in 1199, Sultan Yacoub al-Mansour died and construction on the mosque stopped. The tower reached 140 feet, about half of its intended height, and the rest of the mosque was also left unfinished.