Former British Consulate in Tunis
General information | |
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Type | Consulate |
Architectural style | Moorish revival |
Address | Victory Square |
Town or city | Tunis |
Country | Tunisia |
Coordinates | 36°47′58″N 10°10′32″E / 36.799361°N 10.175484°ECoordinates: 36°47′58″N 10°10′32″E / 36.799361°N 10.175484°E |
Completed | 1914 |
The former British Consulate is a building that housed the United Kingdom consulate in Tunis, Tunisia, later upgraded to an embassy, following Tunisia's independence in 1956. It is located on Victory Square (formerly Place de la Bourse), adjacent to the medina of Tunis.
History[]
Diplomatic relations between the Regency of Tunis and the United Kingdom began in 1662, with the signing of a peace treaty.[1]
The first consulate building was erected in the seventeenth century. It was replaced by a second, in European style, in the early nineteenth century.[1]
The building on Victory Square was erected in 1914, in a Moorish revival style.[2]
In 2003, the embassy moved to the Berges du Lac and the former consulate building was returned to the Tunisian state.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Adnen El Ghali (2015). La routes des consuls: les territoires de la diplomatie à Tunis (in French). Paris: Les Points sur les i. p. 27. ISBN 978-2-35930-127-4.
- ^ Piaton, Claudine; Hueber, Juliette (2010). Tunis: architectures 1860-1960. Tunis: Elyzad. p. 79. ISBN 978-2-918371-08-3.
- Buildings and structures in Tunis
- Diplomatic buildings
- Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
- Tunisia–United Kingdom relations
- Diplomatic missions in Tunisia