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| Brian McMorrow | profile | all galleries >> Middle East, North Africa & the Caucasus >> Tunisia تونس >> El Jem | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 The Roman Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia, built 230-238 AD |
 The Amphitheatre of El Jem is 148x122m and rises 36m, the 3rd largest in the Roman Empire |
 Too bad lighting conditions were so bad... |
 Amphitheatre of El Jem |
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 Amphitheatre of El Jem |
 Amphitheatre of El Jem |
 Mosaic Gallery across from the amphitheatre, El Jem (Galerie Mosaique Belgacem) |
 El Jem is a major center for the production of modern mosaics |
 Amphitheatre of El Jem |
 Amphitheatre of El Jem |
 Mosaic street sign, Place de Romans, El Jem |
 Amphitheatre of El Jem |
 Arcade surrounding the amphitheatre, El Jem |
 Amphitheatre of El Jem |
 Amphitheatre of El Jem |
 Amphitheatre of El Jem |
 Amphitheatre of El Jem |
 Amphitheatre of El Jem |
 El Jem railway station |
 Hotel Julius, El Jem |
 Mosaic at the entrance to the Hotel Julius |
 View of the amphitheatre in the center of El Jem |
 Mosque, El Jem |
 El Jem Municipality |
 Mosaic displayed on the El Jem Municipality building |
 Mosaic displayed on the El Jem Municipality building |
 Qasr El Baldiyah - Municiple Palace - El Jem |
 Another government building, El Jem |
 Tunisian flag over a mosaic covered roof, El Jem |
 Public mosaic, El Jem |
 Public mosaic, El Jem |
 Public mosaic, El Jem |
 Public mosaic, El Jem |
 Square across from the Municipal Palace and Railway Station, El Jem |
 Note the discrete use of President Ben Ali's favorite number |
 Geometric mosaic, El Jem city square |
 Back side of the 7 Novembre monument, El Jem |
 Mosaic detail |
 Party headquarters, El Jem |
 Party headquarters, El Jem |
 Slim's regular position :) |
 Cafe off the main square of El Jem |
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 Mosque, El Jem |
 The beef at this butcher shop is so fresh, the cow still has a mouthful of grass |
 Fresh beef, El Jem |
 Cow's head advertising fresh beef in front of a butcher shop in El Jem |
 Mosaic factory on the outskirts of El Jem |
 Mosaic factory on the outskirts of El Jem |
 Mosaic factory on the outskirts of El Jem |
 Mosaic factory on the outskirts of El Jem |
 Mosaic detail |
 Mosaic factory on the outskirts of El Jem |
 Mosaics prior to assembly |
 Equipment where stone is cut into mosaic tiles |
 Inlaid stone table top at the factory in El Jem |
 Commercial mosaic signs during production, El Jem, Sam Mahdia |
 Commercial mosaic signs during production, El Jem, Métiers de Mahdia |
 Raw stone waiting at the mosaic factory, El Jem |
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