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Boulevard Che Guevara

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5.96 MB

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JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

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Creator(s)
architect: arcades by Charles Frederic Chasseriau (French, 1802-1869)
Time period
design date: first sketch of road in a French master plan, 1837/1253 AH, other date: project commissioned, 1860/1277 AH, creation date: 1860-1866/1277-1283 AH
Location
Site: Algiers (Algeria)
Cultural context
Algerian
French
Description
Originally conceived during the urban redevelopment after colonization as the "Rue du Rempart du Sud" to serve as a main artery on the waterfront for harbor access, transportation, and military protection. A first sketch of the road was presented in 1837 and appeared in later planning documents, but the project wasn't commissioned until 1860 as the "Boulevard de l'Imperatrice" and was completed in 1866 according to the plans of Charles Frederic Chasseriau. After the 1870 revolution, it was called Boulevard de la Republique.
detail, cast iron lion head water spout and gutter, 1993
Work type
Boulevard
Medium
stone
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) 1993 Ahmet Ersoy
Access rights
All rights reserved
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