The Bardo Museum

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28 décembre 2018 à 11h38

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December 28, 2018, at 11:33 a.m.

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December 28, 2018, at 10:51 a.m.: In the Virgile Room, a former chamber of the Bey’s palace, the opulence of the stuccoed dome and the ceramic wall murals coexists with bullet holes in the display cases and walls. Management decided to preserve these bullet holes so that the terrible attack of March 18, 2015—which claimed 22 lives—would not be forgotten; today, they have become a tourist attraction.

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28 décembre 2018 à 10h51

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December 28, 2018, at 10:50 a.m.: In the Virgile Room, a former chamber of the Bey’s Palace, the opulence of the stuccoed dome and the wall ceramics coexists with bullet holes in the display cases and walls. Management decided to preserve these bullet holes so that the terrible attack of March 18, 2015—which claimed 22 lives—would not be forgotten; today, they serve as a tourist attraction.

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December 28, 2018, at 10:47 a.m.

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December 28, 2018, at 10:46 a.m.

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December 28, 2018, at 10:46 a.m.: In the Virgile Room, a former bedroom in the Bey’s palace, the opulence of the stuccoed dome and the wall ceramics coexists with bullet holes in the display cases and walls. Management decided to preserve these bullet holes so that the terrible attack of March 18, 2015—which claimed 22 lives—would not be forgotten; today, they have become a tourist attraction.

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December 28, 2018, at 10:43 a.m.: The Carthage Hall, the heart of the museum and the palace’s former courtyard, features floor mosaics and statues set among the colonnades. Tourists flock to this unique site.

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December 28, 2018, at 10:43 a.m.

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December 28, 2018, at 10:43 a.m.

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December 28, 2018, at 10:40 a.m.: The Bardo Museum houses the largest collection of Roman mosaics, and the palace’s many rooms are always bustling with activity. A Japanese tourist is photographing one of the large mosaic panels.

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28 décembre 2018 à 10h35

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December 28, 2018, at 10:33 a.m.: In the hallways of the Bardo Museum, one of the guards is keeping watch over the artworks.

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28 décembre 2018 à 10h32

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December 28, 2018, at 10:31 a.m.: The famous mosaic of Virgil and the Muses faces away from the Bardo Museum parking lot, the starting point of the terrorist attack on March 18, 2015, which left 22 people dead. Like the Mona Lisa at the Louvre, this mosaic is the first stop for this group of Japanese tourists visiting the Bardo Museum.

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December 28, 2018, at 10:30 a.m.

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December 28, 2018, at 10:30 a.m.

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December 28, 2018, at 10:29 a.m.: In the all-white lobby of the Bardo Museum, the memorial to the March 18, 2015, attack serves as a reminder of the day when 22 foreign tourists lost their lives at this iconic Tunisian cultural landmark. It’s a must-see stop for today’s tourists, whether for a photo or a moment of reflection.

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