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Bardo Museum, Tunis
Topic Started: Nov 17 2010, 05:52 PM (188 Views)
Kahu
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The Bardo, located in the suburbs of Tunis, is in itself, an architectural landmark. Originally a 13th century Hafside palace, it has been restored and expanded throughout the
centuries to become this superb example of Arab-Moslem 17th and 18th century architecture and decoration with its vaulted ceilings, galleries and cupolas. How fitting also that the finest collection of Roman mosaics in the world should be housed in this delightful setting !.

Priceless acquisitions from all parts of the Tunisian territory have been collected and arranged by date and place of origin into departments corresponding to the main stages in Tunisia's history:

Prehistoric era
Carthaginian era
Roman era
Christian era
Islamic era
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Mosaics in the Bardo Museum
All the other links shown on this site are all well worth the visit eg El Jem, Gabes, Tunis 2003, Markets etc.

The attached photos .... the first the Souk (the covered market) in Tunis, and the second is the view over the souk towards the minaret during the call to prayer.
There are probably better photos in the site given ...... they still look the same in 2010 as in 2003.
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I went there --twice
I rate it with the best museums in the world
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It was undergoing renovation when we were there (2010) and of course we were lucky to miss the terrorist attack on tourists at the Bardo ... and soon after we left the Tunisian Spring revolution ousted the despised President. My father and father in law were there during the war too.
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