Tunis Sights

Building sights in Tunis

  1. A

    Medersa Mouradia

    Medersas are schools for study of the Quran. They declined in the late 19th century when broader education came into vogue. Fine examples - mostly still used as schools - are clustered around the Zaytouna Mosque. With an ornately studded door, the Medersa Mouradia was built in 1673 by Mourad II, son of Husseinite bey Ali Pasha, on the ruins of a Turkish barracks destroyed during a rebellion. It's used to train apprentices in traditional crafts.

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  2. B

    Hôtel Majestic

    Fabulously ornate façades dot the city. Supreme examples include the Hôtel Majestic, a splendid almost-edible confection - currently closed for renovation though not a lot seems to be happening.

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  3. C

    French Embassy Building

    Grand structures such as the French embassy, built in 1856, were designed for the colonial power to assert its authority.

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