Monastir - Bourguiba Mosque

Notable features in the old town of Monastir are the birthplace of Habib Bourguiba in Rue Trabelsia, with the Musée du Mouvement National (devoted to the history of Tunisia's struggle for independence), and the Bourguiba Mosque in the Rue de l'Indépendance, with an octagonal minaret, 41m/135ft high, which is a prominent landmark. The mosque, modeled on the Hammouda Pacha Mosque in Tunis, was built in 1963 by Taieb Bouzguenda. The prayer hall can accommodate a congregation of a thousand.