TALIM

The Museum building stands on and over the picturesque Rue d’Amerique inside the imposing walls of the old fortified Medina of Tangier.  From the fourth floor terrace, there is a view of the harbor and Straits of Gibraltar, and – on a clear day – of Gibraltar and the Spanish towns of Allegories and Tarifa.  It is a charming structure of architectural and historical significance.  A gift to the U.S. in 1821 from Moroccan Sultan Moulay Suliman, it is the first piece of property acquired abroad by the U.S. government.  The original structure, a stone building of the 18^th century, was incorporated into an enlarged complex surrounding an attractive courtyard.  During the first half of the 19^th century a reception room was constructed over the narrow Rue d’Amerique.  After 1891 a further expansion took place with the construction of a 3-story building along the same street and connected to the reception area.

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