Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba
Coordinates: 35°46′28″N 10°49′50″E / 35.7743848°N 10.8305025°E
The hanafi mosque of Bourguiba (Arabic: جامع بورقيبة) is a Tunisian mosque located in Monastir (Independence Street) and dedicated to the first president of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba.
Presentation
Built in 1963 by Taieb Bouzguenda, this mosque is designed in a traditional architecture based on that of the Hammouda Pacha Mosque of Tunis.
The prayer hall can accommodate up to 1,000 people. The mihrab, located in a semi-dome, is covered with an half arch decorated with a golden mosaic. As for the columns themselves, the overcoming charts overcome and the bows are made of pink marble.
- View of the mosque courtyard
- Basin for ablutions in the courtyard
- Exterior view of the domes
- Prayer room
- Bows and pink marble columns of the prayer room
- View of the mihrab and the minbar
References
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
See also
- Media related to Bourguiba Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
- Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba in Monastir on YouTube
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