diff --git a/include/enumerations/boundary_conditions/boundary_conditions.hpp b/include/enumerations/boundary_conditions/boundary_conditions.hpp
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+#ifndef _SPECFEM_BOUNDARY_BOUNDARY_HPP
+#define _SPECFEM_BOUNDARY_BOUNDARY_HPP
+
+#include "enumerations/boundary.hpp"
+#include "enumerations/dimension.hpp"
+#include "enumerations/medium.hpp"
+
+namespace specfem {
+namespace boundary {
+template <specfem::dimension::type dimension,
+          specfem::element::medium_tag medium,
+          specfem::element::property_tag property,
+          specfem::element::boundary_tag BoundaryType,
+          typename quadrature_points_type>
+class boundary;
+} // namespace boundary
+} // namespace specfem
+
+#endif // _SPECFEM_BOUNDARY_BOUNDARY_HPP