Immeuble De Guidi
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- Category: abandoned, architecture, Curiosities
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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- Post By: Dismalden
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- Category: abandoned, architecture, Curiosities, urbex
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. […]
Read MoreThe Curious and forgotten Domes café
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- Category: abandoned, architecture, Curiosities, OutofTunis, special places, urbex
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, […]
Read MorePalais Mussolini / Villa Zodiac
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- Category: abandoned, architecture, Curiosities, OutofTunis, special places, urbex
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 […]
Read MoreAbandoned luxurious Summer House in Ezzahra Beach
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- Category: abandoned, architecture, Curiosities, ruins, urbex
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 […]
Read MoreAbandoned Anti-aircraft small Base in Rades
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- Category: abandoned, architecture, Curiosities, Military, War traces
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 […]
Read MoreFondouk El Henna
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- Category: abandoned, architecture, Curiosities, medina, ruins, smallshops, StreetswithPersonality, urbex
Between Souk El Blat and Souk El Kherba, in the medina of Tunis, you may encounter an unusual, intriguing, gloomy narrow alley that, at the first sight, may not seem very welcoming at all: Impasse Bou Hadra. if you are […]
Read MoreHotel Tour Eiffel
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- Category: architecture, Curiosities, medina, special places, urbex
Deep inside the medina of Tunis, you may fin many small and modest hotel, usually called “oukela” here, cheap, with minimal services but hey for 10dt(±3€ ) per night plus 3dt (±1€) for the shower, you can ask too much […]
Read MoreThe oldest Year plaque on a building in Tunis.
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- Category: architecture, Curiosities, streetphotography, urbex
Many old buildings usually have a plaque with the year of their construction. Specially those built during the Art deco / Art nouveau french colonial era in the early 1900ies. Those kind of plaques are rarely used after that period […]
Read MoreThe hidden Sea Level Markers all around the Medina.
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- Category: abandoned, architecture, Curiosities, medina, streetphotography, urbex
While roaming around the old Medina of Tunis, you may look around and above you to admire the medieval islamic architecture but you rarely think of looking down, to your ankle level. All around the medina’s streets there is some […]
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