Royal Palace of Tripoli
The Royal Palace (Arabic: قصر الخلد) was the residence of the Libyan monarch in the capital city, Tripoli. It was built during the Italian rule between 1924 and 1931 by architect Saul Meraviglia Mantegazza for the colonial governors of Italian Tripolitania.[1]
Another residence was the Al-Manar Palace in Benghazi, which was donated by King Idris of Libya as the first campus of the University of Libya. Another residence at Bab Zaytun was further to the east in Tobruk.
It was converted into a public library after the coup d'état Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. It reopened to the public in December 2025 after 14 years, in the wake of Killing of Muammar Gaddafi.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Royal Palace of Tripoli | The Libya Observer". libyaobserver.ly. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ Wintour, Patrick (2025-12-16). "Libya looks to its past to build a new future as national museum reopens". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
External links
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