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Title
Ketchaoua Mosque, view of the main entrance, Algiers, 1929
Alternative Title
Ketchaoua Mosque
Contributor
Cornell, Ralph D
Date Created and/or Issued
1929
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Cornell (Ralph D.) papers
Rights Information
copyrighted
Copyright is owned by the UC Regents. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Main entrance to Ketchaoua Mosque in Algiers. At the entrance, 29 steps lead up to a marble portico, with an octagonal minaret on each side (though only one is visible here). The Mosque is located at the foot of the Casbah, facing the Mediterranean Sea. Between 1845 and 1962, under French rule, the Mosque was converted into the Cathedral of St. Philippe, but was then converted back.
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Algiers 1929
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1411_0641
ark:/21198/zz002b6mc9
Language
English
Subject
Minarets
Arcades (structural assemblies)
Landscape architecture
Porticoes
International
Columns (architectural elements)
Mosques (buildings)
Stairs
Entrances
Landmarks
Religion
Ketchaoua Mosque (Algiers, Algeria)
Source
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

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