Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba
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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.
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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
External links
Media related to Bourguiba Mosque at Wikimedia Commons- Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba in Monastir on YouTube (in Arabic)
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