Rows of pillars
What remains of the palace.
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The ruins of a palace built by Sultan Barghash bin Said in 1882 on the shore north of Stone Town, one of the grandest palaces of Zanzibar in its day. It burned down in 1899, leaving only its massive stone pillars and parts of its baths. Today you walk between the rows of pillars that once carried the upper floor and imagine the great palace with its halls and balconies facing the sea. The domed Persian-style baths still stand in one part of the site, along with the water channels that fed them. The site also has old water tanks where lilies grow, huge mango trees, and from the seaward end a view of the Indian Ocean between coconut palms. It is quiet and little visited, and pairs well with the nearby Mtoni Palace ruins or a spice tour on the way north. A small fee is paid at the entrance, per visitor guides.
What remains of the palace.
Domes still standing.
Under mango trees.
About 4 km north of Stone Town, on the Bububu road
It burned down in 1899, leaving only its stone pillars and parts of the baths.