Boulevard Che Guevara

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Size

5.23 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

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Creator(s)

architect: arcades by Charles Frederic Chasseriau (French, 1802-1869)

Algerian

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

creation date: 1860s

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.

exterior, Chamber of Commerce building on Boulevard Amilcar Cabral, overlooking Boulevard Che Guevara, 1993

Work type

Government office building

Boulevard

Medium

stone

Keywords

Architecture --Algeria