Dar Khedaoudj El‘Amia (Algiers)

Located on Souk El Djemaâ Street, in the lower Casbah, this palace is considered among the oldest palaces in Algiers. It is presumed to be built in the 15th century on the foundations of the zaouïa of Sidi Ahmed Abdellah El Djazaïri. Property of Hassan Pasha, he dedicated it to his daughter Khedaoudj El 'Amia, a princess of extreme beauty whose legend has it that she was blinded after looking at herself abusively in a mirror. It was transformed after independence into the Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions.