Acropolium of Carthage
The Acropolium, also known as Saint Louis Cathedral, is a former Latin Catholic church located in Carthage, Tunisia. The cathedral sits on the peak of Byrsa Hill, near the ruins of the ancient Punic and then Roman city.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cathedral
- Description: cathedral in Tunisia
- Also known as: “Saint Louis Cathedral”
- Historically known as: “St. Louis Cathedral”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carthage and Carthage National Museum.
Carthage
Photo: Saratanit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carthage was an ancient city in Northern Africa founded by the legendary queen Dido on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world.
Carthage National Museum
Museum
Photo: Mietek Ł, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carthage National Museum is a national museum in Byrsa, Tunisia. Along with the Bardo National Museum, it is one of the two main local archaeological museums in the region.
Bib Knissia Basilica
Park
The Carthage Paleo-Christian Museum is an archaeological museum of Paleochristian artifacts, located in Carthage, Tunisia. Built on an excavation site, it lies above the former Carthaginian basilica. Bib Knissia Basilica is situated 630 metres south of Acropolium of Carthage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Kram and La Marsa.
Le Kram
Town
Photo: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Kram is a town and commune in the Tunis Governorate of Tunisia. It is situated between La Goulette, the port of Tunis, and Carthage, facing the Gulf of Tunis to the east and the Lake of Tunis to the west.
La Marsa
Photo: Youssefbensaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Marsa is a coastal city located in the northeastern part of Tunisia, situated along the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Tunis Governorate and has a population of around 100,000 people.
Sidi Bou Said
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sidi Bou Said is a village in Tunisia. The best time to visit is early autumn or spring, before the assault of package tourists begins, when you can still walk alone on the narrow streets, around white-blue traditional houses, enjoying the views.
Acropolium of Carthage
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, event venue, building, historic site, monument, and religion
- Location: Carthage Byrsa, Carthage, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.85368° or 36° 51′ 13″ northLongitude
10.32336° or 10° 19′ 24″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Inception
1884Open location code
8F8GV83F+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 26319180OpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Acropolium of Carthage” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس لويس بقرطاج”
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس لويس”
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية سان لويس”
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية قرطاج”
- Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس لويس”
- Catalan: “catedral de Sant Lluís de Cartago”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Lluís de Cartago”
- Chinese: “圣路易主教座堂”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Saint Louis”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Saint-Louis”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس لويس”
- Finnish: “Saint Louis’n katedraali”
- Finnish: “Saint Louisin katedraali”
- French: “Acropolium”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint Louis”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Louis de Carthage”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Carthage”
- German: “Kathedrale des heiligen Ludwig”
- German: “Kathedrale von Karthago”
- Hebrew: “קתדרלה של קרתגו”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Kartago”
- Italian: “cattedrale di San Luigi”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di San Luigi”
- Japanese: “サン・ルイ大聖堂”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de São Luís (Cartago)”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de São Luís”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Людовика”
- Slovenian: “Akropolij Kartagine”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Luis de Cartago”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Luis”
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