Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique

High on a hilltop on the north side of Algiers, the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa	Téléphérique Notre Dame d'Afrique, one of four aerial tramways serving Algiers	A bargain at only 20 dinars, the Téléphérique runs every 15 minutes or so up to Notre Dame d'Afrique	Téléphérique Notre Dame d'Afrique
Crossing Avenue Ziar Abdelkader by Cable Car	The cable car saves a climb up the 124m high hill the basilica was built on	The hill of northern Algiers	Bologhine, known as Saint-Eugène under the French
This suburb is named after Bologhine ibn Ziri, who founded the city of Algiers in 944 AD	The pretty coastal town of Bologhine, Algeria	Mosque - مسجد الأمة	Arriving at the upper station of the Téléphérique Notre-Dame d'Afrique
Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique - open every day 11:00-12:30 and 15:00-17:30	Notre-Dame d'Afrique priez pour nous et pour les Musulmans - pray for us and the Muslims	Stade Bologhine	Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique - Our Lady of Africa
Notre-Dame d'Afrique was constructed 1858-1872 in the Neo-Byzantine style	Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique	Notre-Dame d'Afrique is the sister church of Notre-Dame de la Garde which overlooks Marseille	View of the Bab El Oued coast from Notre-Dame d'Afrique
Mosque between the Bologhine Stadium and the Mediterranean	Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique on a clear day with a bright blue sky	Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique	Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique
The city of Algiers from Notre-Dame d'Afrique	Basilica of Notre-Dame of Africa	Unlike most other churches in Algiers, Notre-Dame d'Afrique remains an active Christian church	Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique, Alger
Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique	The statue of Cardinal Lavigerie, inaugurated in 1925, has since lost his hand	Cardinal Lavigerie (1825-1892), first Archbishop of Algiers	Dedication for the 100th birthday of Cardinal Lavigerie, 1925
Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique	Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique	Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique	Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique
Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique	Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique	Detail of the tiles on Notre-Dame d'Afrique	Descending back to sea level
Descending back to sea level	Panoramic view of the Mediterranean Sea from the terrace of Notre-Dame d'Afrique	Alger - Bab El Oued	Forested slopes beneath Notre-Dame d'Afrique
Algiers suburb of Bologhine	View from Notre-Dame d'Afrique	Bologhine, the former St-Eugène	The mosque of Bologhine, Algeria
Some interesting architecture lines the coast at Bologhine	A fanciful petit château, Bologhine	Descending back to sea level	Christian Cemetery of Saint-Eugène, Algiers-Bologhine
From afar, the Cemetery of Saint-Eugène looks orderly and cared for	Christian Cemetery of Saint-Eugène, Algiers-Bologhine	Passing over the Christian Cemetery of Saint-Eugène, Bologhine	Closer inspection reveals widespread vandalism
The dead have not rested in peace at the Christian cemetery of St. Eugène	Notre-Dame d'Afrique and the upper station of the Téléphérique	Notre-Dame d'Afrique, well worth the effort to visit