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| What is now the ] in ] originally consisted of the one center house and was a gift to the ] from the Sultan upon the signing of the ]. It has expanded over the years as the surrounding houses were bought up. | What is now the ] in ] originally consisted of the one center house and was a gift to the ] from the Sultan in 1821 upon the signing of the ]. It has expanded over the years as the surrounding houses were bought up. | ||
| After the move to ] as the diplomatic captial, after the country gained its independence, the Legation was abandoned as a diplomatic building. Over the years it proceeded to be used by the US government as consul offices and ] offices, among other things. | After the move to ] as the diplomatic captial, after the country gained its independence, the Legation was abandoned as a diplomatic building. Over the years it proceeded to be used by the US government as consul offices and ] offices, among other things. | ||
| The American Legation has since been converted into a museum on Moroccan-American relations and artists of Tangier. | The American Legation has since been converted into a museum on Moroccan-American relations and artists of Tangier, including a room devoted to the expatriate writer and composer Paul Bowles. | ||
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What is now the Tangier American Legation Museum in Tangier originally consisted of the one center house and was a gift to the United States from the Sultan in 1821 upon the signing of the Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship. It has expanded over the years as the surrounding houses were bought up.
After the move to Rabat as the diplomatic captial, after the country gained its independence, the Legation was abandoned as a diplomatic building. Over the years it proceeded to be used by the US government as consul offices and Peace Corps offices, among other things.
The American Legation has since been converted into a museum on Moroccan-American relations and artists of Tangier, including a room devoted to the expatriate writer and composer Paul Bowles.
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