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Submitted by simonblackmore on Tuesday, 05 November 2013  Page Views: 10397

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Medrasen Alternative Name: Medracen
Country: Algeria
NOTE: This site is 25.832 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Nearest Town: Constantine  Nearest Village: Medghasen
Latitude: 35.707751N  Longitude: 6.400740E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Medrasen
Medrasen submitted by simonblackmore : Tomb of the Numidian Kings in Algeria, possibly 4th Century BC. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Numidian tomb in Algeria. The Medrasen is a Funeral monument similar to the Kubr-er-Rumia, but older. It was built about 150 BCE as the burial-place of the Numidian kings, and is situated about 50 Km southwest of Constantine.

The form is that of a truncated cone, placed on a cylindrical base, 65 Meters in diameter. It is 20 Meters high. The columns encircling the cylindrical portion are stunted and much broader at the base than the top; the capitals are Doric.

Many of the columns, 60 in number, have been severeley damaged. When the sepulchral chamber was opened in 1873 by Bauchetet, a French engineer officer, clear evidence was found that at some remote period the tomb had been rifled and an attempt made to destroy it by fire.

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Medrasen
Medrasen submitted by simonblackmore : Tomb of the Numidian Kings in Algeria, possibly 4th Century BC. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Medrasen
Medrasen submitted by simonblackmore : Medracen in Algeria. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Medrasen
Medrasen submitted by simonblackmore : Medracen in Algeria, Tomb of the Numidian Kings, possibly 4th Century BC. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Medrasen
Medrasen submitted by simonblackmore : Tomb of the Numidian Kings in Algeria, possibly 4th Century BC. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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