Acropolium
Neighborhood: Carthago
Nearest Train: Station TGM : Carthage Hannibal
Phone: +216 71 733 866
Fax: +216 71 733 555
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Various cultural events take place at the Acropolium of Carthage, settled in the former site of the Cathedral Saint-Louis which also hosted the Pères Blancs (White Fathers) missionaries until 1956. The French built the cathedral in 1884 and it was heavily renovated and restored in 1995. The cathedral was erected in tribute to French king Louis IX or "Saint Louis" who died in Carthage in 1270 while on a quest to rally the Hafsid ruler of Tunis to the cause of the Crusades and eventually fight in Egypt. But he died from an epidemic of dysentery before carrying out those plans. This big monument (60 x 30m) is in the Moorish-Byzantine style and stands on the Colline de Byrsa (Byrsa Hill), the birthplace of the Punic Carthage. The Octobre Musical festival takes place here every year, along with concerts of different kind of music (jazz, Tunisian music) and rotating exhibits. Admission is TND4. - N.L.
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French Cathedral
Neighborhood: Carthago
Nearest Train: Station TGM : Carthage Hannibal
Phone: +216 71 733 866
Fax: +216 71 733 555
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Various cultural events take place at the Acropolium of Carthage, settled in the former site of the Cathedral Saint-Louis which also hosted the Pères Blancs (White Fathers) missionaries until 1956. The French built the cathedral in 1884 and it was heavily renovated and restored in 1995. The cathedral was erected in tribute to French king Louis IX or "Saint Louis" who died in Carthage in 1270 while on a quest to rally the Hafsid ruler of Tunis to the cause of the Crusades and eventually fight in Egypt. But he died from an epidemic of dysentery before carrying out those plans. This big monument (60 x 30m) is in the Moorish-Byzantine style and stands on the Colline de Byrsa (Byrsa Hill), the birthplace of the Punic Carthage. The Octobre Musical festival takes place here every year, along with concerts of different kind of music (jazz, Tunisian music) and rotating exhibits. Admission is TND4. - N.L.
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