National Monument of the Kasbah explained

National Monument of the Kasbah
Native Name:	المعلم الوطني بساحة القصبة
Native Language:	Arabic
Other Name:	National Monument
Type:	Monument
Sculptor:	Abdelfattah Boussetta
Location:	Kasbah Square Tunis, Tunisia
Coordinates:	36.7977°N 10.1668°W
Built:	1989

The National Monument of the Kasbah (ar|المعلم الوطني بساحة القصبة), more simply called the National Monument, is a memorial monument and a prominent symbol of several events in Tunisia.^[1] It is located in the center of the Kasbah Square in Tunis, facing the Town Hall.^{[2] [3]}

The monument was designed and executed by the Tunisian sculptor Abdelfattah Boussetta in 1989.^{[4] [5] [6]}

It also appears as a background image on the Tunisian ID cards.^[4]

External links

• • مراسم تحية العلم الوطني في ساحة القصبة(Video), The national flag salute in the Kasbah Square Ceremony (Tunisian president).

Notes and References

1. Matri Smida . Mohamed . Meeting with the sculptor of the kasbah monument . Al Chourouk. 1 June 1989 . 21 . Tunis, Tunisie . ar.
2. Web site: Place de la Kasbah : cérémonie militaire de la levée du drapeau national . shemsfm.net . shemsfm . 20 January 2020 . fr.
3. News: Les jeunes de la Kasbah reprennent la révolution tunisienne en main . Le Monde.fr . 4 March 2011 . Hélène Sallon . 20 January 2020 . fr.
4. Web site: برنامج شخصيات بلادي تقدم لكم حوار خاص مع السيد " عبد الفتاح بوستة " نحات و فنان تشكيلي . Sahel TV . 11 January 2020. ar.
5. Almahjoub . Mohamed . Le sculpteur Abdelfattah Boussetta " النحات عبد الفتاح بوستة ل"الحرية ": وراء كل نحت عملاق..فنان متميز " . AL-Horria . 5 January 1991 . 17 . Tunis, Tunisie . ar.
6. Web site: .مسابقة فاز فيها النحات عبد الفتاح بوستة (معلم ساحة القصبة)...الفن التشكيلي… والثورة أي أيقونة . essahafa.tn . Belahsen Lasoued-essahafa . 12 January 2020.