Bab el Bhar (, gate of the sea), also known as (the gate of France), is a gate on the east side of the
medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
of
Tunis
Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...
, the capital of
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
.
It marks the separation between the medina and the modern city.
The gate has undergone many alterations over its lifespan; its current form is an archway topped by a
crenellated
A battlement, in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals ...
parapet.
Gallery
Image:Babelbhar 1895.jpg, The gate surrounded by shops in 1895
Image:Bab El Bhar inscription.jpg, Details of the inscription on top of the door
Image:Bab El Bhar vue de nuit.jpg, Night view
References
Bhar
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