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Bardo National Museum, Tunisia
The Bardo National Museum (; ) or Bardo Palace is an arts and North African history museum in Le Bardo, Tunisia. It is one of the most important museums in the Mediterranean region and the second museum of the African continent after the Egyptian Museum of Cairo by richness of its collections. It traces the history of Tunisia over several millennia and across several civilizations through a wide variety of archaeological pieces. First proposed in the 1860s by Muhammad Khaznadar, the son of the Prime Minister of Tunisia, the museum is housed in an old beylical palace since 1888, it has been the setting for the exhibition of many major works discovered since the beginning of archaeological research in the country. This historic building also serves as the seat of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, Tunisia's Lower house. Originally called Alaoui Museum (), named after the reigning bey at the time, it takes its current name of Bardo Museum after the Independence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bardo
Le Bardo ( ') is a Tunisian city west of Tunis. As of 2004, the population is 73,953. Built by the Hafsid dynasty in the 14th century, the name Bardo comes from the Spanish word "wikt:prado#Spanish , prado" meaning "meadow". Bardo became a residence of the Tunis court in the 18th century. With the arrival of Husainid Dynasty, Husseinite beys, Bardo became a political, intellectual and religious center. The ancient beys' residence was the site of the Tunisian National Assembly headquarters, and the Bardo National Museum (Tunis), National Museum opened there in 1888. The city gave its name to the Treaty of Bardo, signed in Ksar Saïd Palace, which placed Tunisia under a French protectorate of Tunisia, French protectorate in May 1881. History Le Bardo was originally a palace built during the reign of the Hafsid dynasty, Hafsid Sultan Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II (1394–1434). Its name is derived from the Spanish word ''prado'', meaning a meadow and, by extension, a garden. This sugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
