Grande Synagogue d'Oran
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Alternative Titles
Great Synagogue of Oran
Mosque Abdellah Ben Salem
Mosquee Abdellah Ben Salem
Date
1879Description
On the Boulevard Cdt Abderrahmane Mira. Constructed at the initiative of Simon Kanoui, president of the Oran Consistory. After Algerian independence, it was confiscated by the Algerian government and turned into a mosque. exterior, western elevation, 1993
Type of Work
Synagogue; MosqueSubject
Mosques, Synagogues, Adaptive reuse, Architecture --Algeria, Moorish Revival, Architecture, Mudejar--Influence, Maghreb, Rose windows
Rights
Rights Statement
All rights reserved
Item is Part of
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