Bab El Khadra is one of the gates of the medina

Medina (disambiguation)

Medina in Saudi Arabia is the 2nd holiest city in Islam.Medina or Madinah may also refer to:- Place names :* Medina quarter, the old Arab or non-European quarter of a North African townAustralia* Medina, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth...

 of Tunis

Tunis

Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....

, the capital of Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

. The original structure, a simple arch erected in 1320 was destroyed and rebuilt in its current form in 1881 by the French colonisers in order to facilitate commerce. It has a distinctly European style and quite resembles the gates of a European castle.