Medraces
The well-preserved Medracen mausoleum , also called Ibbed Dh Iddher, Medrasen or Imedghassen , in north-eastern Algeria is derived from the autochthonous old Berber type of bazina . It was created by the predecessor of the Numidian king Massinissa in the 3rd century BC. It was built 29 kilometers from Batna on the northern edge of the Aurès , between the hills Djebel Azzem and Djebel Tafront in the heartland of the Numidian dynasty of the Massylians .
The round building consists of an approximately 18-meter-high cylindrical base with a diameter of 58.9 meters, on which sits a step-shaped cone, the tip of which is flattened. The ashlar walls of the base are interrupted by 60 Doric half-columns and three false doors.
Inside there is an almost rectangular chamber of 3.3 × about 1.5 meters with bench altars on the long sides, which was found empty. Their hidden access is via a complicated protective device.
The monument, which has now been restored, was proposed by the Algerian authorities for inclusion in the list of world cultural heritage in 2002 .
Web links
- Les Mausolées Royaux de Numidie, de la Maurétanie et les monuments funéraires pré-islamiques (proposed text for inclusion in the World Heritage List)
Coordinates: 35 ° 42 ′ 26.2 ″ N , 6 ° 26 ′ 4.3 ″ E