Morocco had been formerly under the controlof the French since 1912, and they wanted the sultan to be largely stationed in one place, near their own administrative headquarters, in order to show his acceptance of the new regime.Īlthough kings had many residences at their disposal, when independence was declared in 1955, they chose to keep the Dâr-al-Makhzen palace as the main palace of the monarch. The current building was built in 1864, to replace the older palace, by Muhammed IV.
Since the reign of sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah, thesultans and kings have maintained a palace in Rabat.
