Souq el-Ghizal mosque (later cathedral, Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs), Constantine, Algeria (retouched)

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posted on 2018-05-15, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie

The Souq el-Ghizal, or Souk El Ghezal, or Souk el Rezel, mosque was originally built in 1730 but was enlarged and turned into a cathedral, Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs, the seat of the bishop in Constantine. The cathedral was converted back into a mosque in 1962, after independence.

History

Alt Title

Mosque of Suk-er-Rezel|Constantine cathedral

Date Modified

2019-11-06

Spatial Coverage

Constantine, Constantine Province, Algeria|+36.365+6.61472|Constantine

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910|

Cultural Context

['Seventeenth century', 'Ottoman (style)']

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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Architecture Mosques Cathedrals

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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