Ketchaoua Mosque, view of the main entrance, Algiers, 1929

Item Overview

Title

Ketchaoua Mosque, view of the main entrance, Algiers, 1929

Alternative title

Ketchaoua Mosque

Photographer

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

1929

Date

1929

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

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.

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Algiers 1929

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
exterior views
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Ketchaoua Mosque (Algiers, Algeria)

Location

Algeria--Algiers

Longitude

36.784952166301906

Latitude

3.060641884803772

Resource type

still image

Subjects

International
Religion
Landmarks
arcades (structural assemblies)
mosques (buildings)
minarets
stairs
columns (architectural elements)
porticoes
entrances

landscape architecture