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National Monument of the Kasbah
Native name
Arabic: المعلم الوطني بساحة القصبة
National Monument
Abdelfattah Boussetta posing in front of the National Monument of the Kasbah in 1989.

TypeMonument
LocationKasbah Square
Tunis, Tunisia
Coordinates36°47′51.731″N 10°10′0.354″E / 36.79770306°N 10.16676500°E / 36.79770306; 10.16676500
Height22 metres (72 ft)[1]
Built1989[1]
SculptorAbdelfattah Boussetta[1]

National Monument of the Kasbah is located in Tunisia
National Monument of the Kasbah
Location of National Monument of the Kasbah in Tunisia

The National Monument of the Kasbah (Arabic: المعلم الوطني بساحة القصبة), more simply called the National Monument, is a memorial monument and a prominent symbol of several events in Tunisia.[1] It is located in the center of the Kasbah Square in Tunis, facing the Town Hall.[2][3]

The monument was designed and executed by the Tunisian sculptor Abdelfattah Boussetta in 1989.[4][5][6]

It also appears as a background image on the Tunisian ID cards.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Matri Smida, Mohamed (1 June 1989). "Meeting with the sculptor of the kasbah monument". Al Chourouk (in Arabic). Tunis, Tunisie: 21.
  2. ^ "Place de la Kasbah : cérémonie militaire de la levée du drapeau national". shemsfm.net (in French). shemsfm. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Les jeunes de la Kasbah reprennent la révolution tunisienne en main". Le Monde.fr (in French). Hélène Sallon. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "برنامج شخصيات بلادي تقدم لكم حوار خاص مع السيد " عبد الفتاح بوستة " نحات و فنان تشكيلي" (in Arabic). Sahel TV. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ Almahjoub, Mohamed (5 January 1991). "Le sculpteur Abdelfattah Boussetta " النحات عبد الفتاح بوستة ل"الحرية ": وراء كل نحت عملاق..فنان متميز "". AL-Horria (in Arabic). Tunis, Tunisie: 17.
  6. ^ ".مسابقة فاز فيها النحات عبد الفتاح بوستة (معلم ساحة القصبة)...الفن التشكيلي… والثورة أي أيقونة". essahafa.tn. Belahsen Lasoued-essahafa. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

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