Madghacen
Imdghasn | |
 Photo in 2010 | |
  Shown within Algeria | |
| Location | Batna Province, Algeria |
|---|---|
| Region | Numidia |
| Coordinates | 35°42′26″N 6°26′04″E / 35.70722°N 6.43444°E |
Madghacen (
Though independent, the Numidian kingdom was increasingly involved in Mediterranean power politics, and an architect familiar with
Pyramids of Egypt.[2]
History
Madghis was a kingCarthaginians to Rome.
Near the time of neighbor King
Threats
As
ICOMOS noted in their 2006/2007 Heritage at Risk report, the mausoleum has become "the victim of major 'repair work' without respect for the value of th[e] monument and its authenticity."[6][7]
In 2020, The United States Embassy in Algeria has launched a $175,000 project to restore the Medracen Mausoleum in Batna as part of a larger cultural preservation and anti-looting partnership with the Algerian Ministry of Culture and the Arts.[8]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Medracen.
References
- ^ Ibn Khaldun and Yassine Bouharrou, History of the Berbers [ISBN missing][page needed]
- ^ Lawrence, A. W., Greek Architecture, p. 189, 1957, Penguin, Pelican history of art
- ^ Gautier, Émile Félix (1952). Le passé de l'Afrique du Nord: les siècles obscurs (in French). Payot.
- ^ Ibn Khaldoun, History of the Berbers
- ^ Gautier, É. F. (1937)
- ^ Algeria Mausoleum of Medracen in Danger
- ^ "Algeria Mausoleum of Medracen in Danger" (PDF). ICOMOS. 2006–2007. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Algiers, U. S. Embassy in (2021-12-23). "U.S. Embassy Launches Project to Restore Medracen Mausoleum". U.S. Embassy in Algeria. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
Further reading
- Gabriel Camps, Nouvelles observations sur l'architecture et l'âge du Medracen, mausolée royal de Numidie, CRAI, 1973, 117–3, pp. 470–517.
- Yvon Thébert & Filippo Coarelli, Architecture funéraire et pouvoir : réflexions sur l'hellénisme numide, MEFRA, Année 1988 * Serge Lancel, L'Algérie antique, édition Mengès, Paris 2003.
External links
- Images of Medracen in Manar al-Athar digital heritage photo archive
