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Bourguiba mausoleum

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267: 255: 243: 279: 291: 34: 186: 201:. It is located in the western part of the Sidi El Mézeri cemetery, the main burial site in the city, at the end of the main alley which is about 200 m (660 ft) long and 30 m (98 ft) wide. The building is flanked by two 25-metre-high (82 ft) 254: 266: 242: 260:
Main door of the mausoleum, made out of teak, with inscriptions in Arabic saying "the supreme fighter, builder of modern Tunisia, liberator of women
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between two green domes. The mausoleum entrance gate and the gate that separates it from the rest of the cemetery are examples of Tunisian art.
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Inside the mausoleum, there is a small museum housing some of president Bourguiba's personal belongings: his desk from the
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One of the galleries of the mausoleum, the arcs sitting atop white marble columns
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Le corps du leader: construction et représentation dans les pays du Sud
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was built while Bourguiba was still alive, in 1963, in the modern
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Central part of the mausoleum topped by a large golden dome
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In addition to the former president and his first wife,
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35°46′39.9″N 10°49′42.47″E / 35.777750°N 10.8284639°E / 35.777750; 10.8284639
Monastir, Tunisia
Olivier-Clément Cacoub
Habib Bourguiba
Arabic
romanized
monumental grave
Monastir
Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba

mausoleum
Arab-Muslim style
minarets
dome
Mathilde
presidential palace of Carthage
chéchia
fez
Central part of the mausoleum topped by a large golden dome
Main door of the mausoleum, made out of teak, with inscriptions in Arabic saying "the supreme fighter, builder of modern Tunisia, liberator of women
One of the galleries of the mausoleum, the arcs sitting atop white marble columns
Domes of the mausoleum
Tomb of Bourguiba
Anıtkabir
Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque
Mazar-e-Quaid
Mausoleum of Mohammed V
Mwalimu Nyerere Museum Centre

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