On 18 March 2015, three militants attacked the Bardo National Museum in the Tunisian capital city of Tunis, and took hostages. Twenty-one people, mostly European tourists, were killed at the scene, while an additional victim died ten days later. The national Bardo Museum is a jewel of Tunisian heritage. It is housed in an old Beylic palace dating back to the XIXth Century. It retraces, through its collections, a big part of Tunisia’s history (from Prehistory to the contemporary epoch) and contains the largest collection of mosaics in the world including the famous mosaic representing Virgil, the poet. The photos in this video were taken by me prior to this attack. 1:32 min. 2 MB
This is a lovely tribute Leslie. All acts of terror are evil and to be condemned, but somehow attacking the arts too is particularly barbaric.
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An attack on our past does seem rather heinous, doesn’t it?
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Yes; and cultural targets seem particularly attractive to those who wish to impose conformity and authoritarianism on us.
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So true Su.
Leslie
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I suppose the fact that it’s a tourist destination is one reason, but the desire to kill history seems to be strong in these movements. To remake it from the ground up in their own image?
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Oh dear, the only thing they’ll leave behind is death and destruction.
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That was a painful look at something that should never happen. There’s a lot of art theft in the world, but rarely is death part of the event.
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Death and utter disregard to the great works of the past (distant past at that) that inspire most of us today.
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very emotional… ❤ I visited Tunisia several years ago and I loved this tiny, but interesting country whose people are nice, generous, friendly… just like Egypt, where I won't return either, hélas…
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It is so sad that it has come to this. We loved Tunisia too.
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Leslie
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Neat photos. I love the colours, they are very becoming on you.
Leslie
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Wonderful tribute
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Thank you Lynn. Tunisia is a wonderful country full of history.
Leslie
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Amazing!
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