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| Mosque of Fishery ( Algeria ) |
Property Name : Mosque of Fishery
| Inventory No: |
213-21-1 |
| Date of infill of the inventory form: |
2008-02-29 |
| Country (State party): |
Algeria |
| Province : |
Algiers |
| Town: |
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| Geographic coordinates: |
36° 47' 7.28" N
3° 3' 51.18" E |
| Historic Period: |
Ottoman between 1579-1792 |
| Year of Construction: |
1660 |
| Style: |
Classical Ottoman |
| Orginal Use : |
Mosque |
| Current Use : |
Mosque |
| Architect: |
Unknown.
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| Significance
This cruciform building, also known as Mosque of Fishery, demonstrates some features typical of Algerian mosques in the Ottoman period. The sanctuary is covered with barrel vaults and there is a central ovoid dome resting on pendentives and semicircular arches. The drum of the dome is decorated with a frieze of carved stucco niches, which are evidences of local craftsmanship. The minaret is a typical square planned North African minaret.
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| Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
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| References
Michell, George. Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning. Thames and Hudson, London, 1978
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