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 a 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
See also
- Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba in Monastir on YouTube (in Arabic)
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