École Sadiki
Tunis, Tunisia
Ministère de l’Education Nationale
1875
Built in 1875 by Sadok Pacha Bey's grand vizier the General Khaireddine (Khayr al-Din), l'École Sadiki was the first Tunisian school to introduce modern teaching and move away from a traditional religious education, a move characterised by the introduction of foregin languages and the mathematical and physical sciences. L'École Sadiki was a breeding ground for Tunisian intellectuals with a love for political protesting and Westernization.
Although its first home were disused barracks, the École Sadiki moved to its current building on top of the kasbah in Tunis in 1897. It was designed by the French architect Maillet in a typical Arab style, and thus has the grandeur of official French buildings whilst also using shapes from traditional Arab architecture. Built on two floors, its internal layout is similar to Western architecture, but it recalls the Arab medina in its external ornamental features and decor, with arches on marble columns and Turkish capitals, and with cupolas, green-tiled cornices etc.
Saloua Khadhar Zangar "École Sadiki" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;AWE;tn;13;en
Prepared by: Saloua Khadhar Zangar
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin
MWNF Working Number: TN 013
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