Bourguiba mausoleum

Bourguiba Mausoleum
ضريح بورقيبة
General view of the Bourguiba mausoleum
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35°46′39.9″N 10°49′42.47″E / 35.777750°N 10.8284639°E / 35.777750; 10.8284639
LocationMonastir, Tunisia
DesignerOlivier-Clément Cacoub
TypeMausoleum
Beginning date1963
Opening date1978
Dedicated toHabib Bourguiba

The Bourguiba mausoleum (Arabic: ضريح بورقيبة, romanizedḌarīḥ Būrqībah) is a monumental grave in Monastir, Tunisia, containing the remains of former president Habib Bourguiba, the father of Tunisian independence, who died on April 6, 2000.[1]

  1. ^ Camau, M.; Geisser, V. (2004). Habib Bourguiba: la trace et l'héritage. Karthala. p. 391. ISBN 9782845865068. Retrieved 2016-08-18.