Name of Object:

Bab el-Bhar - Porte de France

Location:

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

Holding Institution:

Institut Supérieur d’Histoire Contemporaine de la Tunisie

 About Higher Institute for the Study of Contemporary History of Tunisia, University of Manouba, La Manouba, Tunis

Date of Object:

19th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Paper

Description:

This copy of a beautiful watercolour from Charles Lallemand's book Tunis et ses Environs shows the Porte de la Mer, or the Porte de France, around which both European settlers and Tunisian residents are gathered. Its location was strategic, as it led to both the Tunis medina and the European quarter.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

Tunis au XIXe Siècle: Aquarelles et Textes de Charles Lallemand, Apollonia, 2001.

Citation of this web page:

Saloua Khadhar Zangar "Bab el-Bhar - Porte de France" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tn;94;en

Prepared by: Saloua Khadhar Zangar
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: TN 100