Sultan's Palace, Zanzibar

The Sultan's Palace (Arabic: بيت الساحل), Bait As-Sahel was destroyed in the Anglo Zanzibar war of 1896, is one of the main historical buildings of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania.[1][2][3][4] It is a 3-story building with merlon-decorated white walls, located in Mizingani Road, on the seafront, between the House of Wonders and the Old Dispensary.

The Sultan's Palace
بيت الساحل
The Sultan's Palace as viewed from the Indian Ocean.
Location within Tanzania
Established19th century
LocationMizingani Road, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Coordinates6.1599°S 39.1905°E / -6.1599; 39.1905
Typehistorical buildings

The palace was built in late 19th century to serve as a residence for the Sultan's family. After the Zanzibar Revolution, in 1964 it was formally renamed to People's Palace and used as a government seat. In 1994, it became a museum about the Zanzibari royal family and history.[1][2][3][4]

One floor of the museum is dedicated to Sultan Khalifa bin Harub; another one to Sayyida Salme, best known as Emily Ruete, former Zanzibari princess who fled from the sultanate to relocate in Europe with her husband; the exhibits include some of her writings, clothes and daily life accessories. Several of the furniture items and other belongings to the sultan's family are in exhibition to give visitors an idea of how was the life in Zanzibar during the 19th century.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. "The Palace Museum". Zanzibar Travel. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  2. "Palace Museum". Lonely Planet. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  3. "The palace museum". Zanzibar travel guide. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  4. "Museums - Palace Museum". Zanzibar Tourism. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
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