Byzantine, Gothic, and Moorish architectural style, and is in the shape of a Latin cross of 65 meters by 30. The façade is framed by two square towers, the crossing lies beneath a large cupola surrounded by eight short towers or spires, and there is a smaller cupola above the apse. The church contains a nave and two aisles separated by arches passing above. The ceiling beams are sculpted, painted and gilt with arabesques. The church has 284 stained glass windows. The church is home to artefacts, such as a monument in onyx holding the reliquary of Saint Louis, and mosaics of Saint Cyprien. Its great bell weighs six tons and there is a four-bell carillon as well. A cross, the only one standing at that time in Tunisia, tops the building. References Roman Catholic cathedrals in Tunisia Churches in Tunisia Carthage