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The stone structure of the mosque is completely whitewashed on its exterior, including the domes, resulting in a unified white appearance. One of the only hints of colour on the exterior is the thin line of tile trimming the decorative rampart on the mosque's walls facing the Place des Martyrs.
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is based almost entirely on traditional North African square models. Initially 30 meters high, today it's only 25 meters above the level of the street, due to the gradually rising street level. The clock, that was integrated into the minaret by French architect
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Djamaa el Djedid: Ottoman patronage directed the structure in terms of both the layout and the decoration. The building is unique in its mixture of multiple architectural traditions, including elements from
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and southern Italian religious architecture, influential in Algeria at the time. Carvings in the mosque's interior reveal Italian influences while the
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The central dome reaches a height of 24 meters and rests on four pillars via a drum and four
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reflects Ottoman traditions, though the components are all typical of North African minbars.
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wall, is covered by a fourth vault with three bays, flanked on both sides by an aisle.
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Though most of the mosque reveals a clear Ottoman influence, the
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Religious buildings and structures completed in 1660
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Affiliation
Islam
Algiers
Algeria
Style
Minaret
Algiers
Algeria
pendentives
cupolas
qibla
Andalusian
mihrab
minbar
Place des Martyrs
qibla
Amilcar Cabral
Almoravid
Great Mosque of Algiers
minaret
Bournichon
Mohamed Charef
Algerian Islamic reference
Hizb Rateb
Hezzab
Bash Hezzab
Salka
Ketchaoua Mosque
Ottoman Algeria

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