Beauty of Ketchaoua, Algeria


the mosque Ketchaoua World Heritage by UNESCO Ketchaoua Turkish language means "goat plateau". Building surprise by the mixture of Roman-Byzantine and Turkish-Arabic styles,
 Ketchaoua the mosque was the center of a lively area between the citadel and the harbor of Algeria.
It was built in 1613 and enlarged in 1794 by the Dey Hassan under the Ottoman Empire. The monument, including two minarets and whose facade is decorated with mosaics, was transformed into a cathedral in 1832 before finding his vocation as Muslim place of worship for the country's independence.


Ketchaoua The mosque was built in 1613 at the foot of the Casbah In Algeria 

photo by : SkycamAlgeria