The hotel is supposed to have served as inspiration for the Sandcrawler in Star Wars. A particularly brutalist feature are the starkly protruding stairs at the side.
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| Name | Since | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dar El Annabi | 2020 | 16.2km | site_ao | ||
| Tunis Medina | 2019 | 1.1km | site_ao | ||
| Hotel du Lac | 2019 | 0km | site_ao | ||
| An Ancient Tophet at Carthage | 2017 | 12.8km | site_ao | ||
| Medina of Tunis | 1979 | 2.5km | site_whs | ||
| Archaeological Site of Carthage | 1979 | 13.4km | site_whs | ||
| The Implicit Threat of Being Designated a World Heritage Site | 2019 | 14.2km | post | ||
| The mystery of Star Wars and Tunisia’s rundown Brutalist hotel | 2019 | 2.7km | post |
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