Arabic: قصر الباشا), also Pasha's Palace Museum, Radwan Castle, and Napoleon's Fort, is a historic building in the Old City, Palestine of Gaza, now housing a museum.[1] It served as a seat of power in the Mamluk and Ottoman periods and as a police station under the British Mandate.
Pasha's Palace Museum
History
Mamluk period
The first floor of Qasr al-Basha was built by the
Mongols throughout the Levant, he passed through Gaza on several occasions. During one of his visits, Baibars is believed to have married in Gaza and built a grand mansion for his Gazan wife and children. It is said that Qasr al-Basha is what remains of this home.[1]
Ottoman period
The second floor of the building is largely of
Acre in 1799, hence the name "Napoleon's Fort".[2]
Nebuchadnezzar. The present citadel derives from a later time. It is small and rectangular and lies one hour distant, east of the sea. Its walls are twenty yards high. It has a metal door which opens in the direction of the qibla. The commander and the garrison must always be present here to fulfill their guard duties because it is in a dangerous place, here the Arab tribes and the enemy are numerous."[2]
British Mandate
During the
Farouk I of Egypt was deposed, the school was renamed al-Zahra Secondary School for Girls.[1]
Modern era
Funded by a grant from the German
Hellenistic, and Roman artifacts. The smaller building in front of the palace became a gateway to the museum.[2]
A 4,500 year old statue of Anat, the Canaanite goddess of beauty, love and war, was recently on display.[3]
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