Bizerte Kasbah: Repeated restorations, but heritage remains at risk
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- The walls of Bizerte’s Kasbah overlook the Old Port and reflect the city’s maritime and urban history.
- Despite restoration campaigns carried out for more than half a century, the site remains in an alarming condition, with spreading cracks, detached plaster and crumbling masonry.
The walls of Bizerte’s Kasbah have stood opposite the Old Port for centuries, bearing witness to the city’s maritime and urban history.
Yet repeated restoration campaigns have not resolved the site’s deterioration. Work has taken place over more than half a century, but the condition of the historic walls remains alarming.
Cracks are multiplying, plaster is coming away and the masonry is continuing to crumble, leaving the Kasbah’s heritage at risk.
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Originally published by La Presse in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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