Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba

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

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 an 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
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  Basin for ablutions in the courtyard
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  Exterior view of the domes
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  Prayer room
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  Bows and pink marble columns of the prayer room
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  View of the mihrab and the minbar

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.

See also

• Media related to Bourguiba Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
• Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba in Monastir on YouTube