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Immeuble Azerm

This building, in avenue de Carthage, is undoubtly the most iconic exemple of Art Nouveau architecture in Tunis. with it unique fish shaped windows. few informations are available about the name of the architect, the construction date is circa 1905-1906. […]

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Immeuble De Guidi

De Guidi was a rich italian advocate and he commisionned this building. didn’t found more details about it. One can admire those gorgeous colorfoul and flowerishing decolorations, from the rooftop of Cité Gabison just in front of it. Share This:

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Cité Gabison

This curious building is really hidden in plain sight right in the middle of the busiest street downtown Tunis. One of the earliest reference, is found in a touristic guide and mentions this building as a hotel in the 1910ies. […]

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The Curious and forgotten Domes café

There a strange and curious domes construction on the side of a road at the very south of Tunis. it looks like small houses of another civilisation or even from a SCI-FI movie. Actually, it was a quiet famous café/restaurant, […]

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The 19th centuary Holland’s consulate in the Medina

in the late 19th/ early 20th century many european consulates were located inside the medina of Tunis.Most of them, in Zarkoun Street and it’s surroundings, since it was the diplomatic zone at that ime. Couldn’t find reliable informations about what […]

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The lovely abandoned house of Tindja

Tindja is a lovely small village, 1 hour north of Tunis. Stumbled upon this old postcard, from the french colonial era, of those 2 houses. Sadly, the house on the right was complitely wiped and the one on the left […]

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Palais Mussolini / Villa Zodiac

Located in Bou Argoub (40 km from Tunis), in the middle of agricultural farms, this unusual Palace seems outstanding from nowhere. a false and persistant urban legend says that this italian Palazzo was built for the italian Dictaor Benito Mussolini […]

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The abandoned Saint-Felix Church of Schuiggui

The Saint-Felix Church of Schuiggui is a small Chapel in the village of Chouigui ( governorate of Manouba) that was built cira 1898. in 1942 during the WWII, a fierce battle happened between the Allies and the Axis armies in […]

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Abandoned luxurious Summer House in Ezzahra Beach

Ezzahra is a coastal town south of Tunis, during the French colonial period, it was known under the name of Saint-Germain. It was, most probably during this colonial era that was build this luxurious summer house, just few meters from […]

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Abandoned Anti-aircraft small Base in Rades

There is an abandoned anti aircraft small military base right in the forest of Rades(a small city 20-ish minute drive south of Tunis). Urban Legend say that this small base was used by the German’s army during WWII. Check also […]

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