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'''[[Hanafi]] Mosque of Bourguiba''' (جامع بورقيبة) is a tunisian [[mosque]] in [[Monastir, Tunisia|Monastir]] (Independence Street), dedicated to the first [[president of Tunisia]] : [[Habib Bourguiba]].
'''[[Hanafi]] Mosque of Bourguiba''' (جامع بورقيبة) is a tunisian [[mosque]] in [[Monastir, Tunisia|Monastir]] (Independence Street), dedicated to the first [[president of Tunisia]] : [[Habib Bourguiba]].



Revision as of 09:57, 7 July 2016

35°46′28″N 10°49′50″E / 35.7743848°N 10.8305025°E / 35.7743848; 10.8305025

Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba (جامع بورقيبة) is a tunisian mosque in Monastir (Independence Street), 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 Pasha Mosque of Tunis. The prayer hall can accommodate up to 1000 people. The mihrab, located in the semi-dome, is covered with a half arch decorated with a golden mosaic. As for the columns themselves, the charts that overcome and the bows are made of pink marble. 

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