Palacio Arabe, Mudéjar building in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

The Palacio Árabe is a Neo-Mudéjar residential building at San Martín and Córdoba streets in downtown Mar del Plata. Its facade combines Moorish and Islamic ornaments: arcades, filigree decoration and polychrome tiles. A balcony runs along the first floor, the fourth floor has gallery balconies with columns, and the fifth and sixth floors step back from the street. A minaret crowns the chamfered corner.

The structure was commissioned by Syrian immigrant Jalil Mahmud Hassein and designed by architect Valentín Brodsky, completed around 1948. Its creation reflects the wave of Middle Eastern immigration that shaped Mar del Plata's built environment during the mid-20th century.

The building displays Arabic inscriptions reading 'God is Great' on the first-floor balcony, reflecting how Middle Eastern communities brought their design traditions to Argentina. These decorative elements show the cultural connections that shaped the city's architecture.

The building sits at the intersection of San Martin and Cordoba streets and can be viewed from the outside for architectural study. Visitors can examine the facade and visible details from the street, though the interior remains private as an active residential complex.

Jalil Mahmud Hassein, known in Spanish as Julián Galli, planned a six-storey building, but local regulations forced it to stop at five when it was finished in 1949. The chamfer corner is crowned by a minaret, and the first-floor balcony carries Arabic script reading "God is great".