Alger - Casbah

Headed to the Casbah, Algiers	The old city of Algiers is divided into the Upper and Lower Casbah	The Casbah of Algiers is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site	Djemma El-Djedid - the New Mosque, 1660
Djemma El-Djedid - the New Mosque, 1660	Djemaa El-Djedid, the New Mosque, unusually constructed in the shape of a cross	Djemaa El-Djedid, Algiers	Djemaa El-Djedid, Algiers
Djemaa El-Djedid, Algiers	Minaret of Djemaa El-Djedid	Minaret of Djemaa El-Djedid	The Great Mosque is along the waterfront near the Chamber of Commerce
Djemaa El-Kebir, the Great Mosque of Algiers	The Great Mosque of Algiers dates back to 1097	Minaret of Djemaa El-Kebir	Minaret of Djemaa El-Kebir, Algiers
I was repeatedly warned against visiting the Casbah of Algiers	Near Place Port Said, the police stopped me and rather than yelling at me for taking photos, they gave me advice on the Casbah	The Algerian Police recommended that I take a taxi to Bab El Jedid and visit the local police station for an escort	After a brief walk through the Lower Casbah, I decided to take their advice and return later by taxi to Bab El Jedid
The Lower Casbah for the most part, seems safe enough to walk around	The Bey of Algiers moved to a palace at the top of the Casbah in 1816 following British naval bombardment	Minaret rising out of the Casbah of Algiers	The Casbah from near Bastion 23
Secteur sauvegarde de la Casbah d'Alger	Colorful market area of the Lower Casbah	I must admit, it wasn't the most comfortable area to walk around with a big camera dangling around my neck	Masjid Ali Bitchine, 1622, Casbah of Algiers
Masjid Ali Bitchine, 1622, Casbah of Algiers	A mosque in the Upper Casbah	A traditional courtyard house, Upper Casbah	I stumbled into this place while looking for the correct police post for my escort from Bab El Jedid
Tilework of a traditional house in the Casbah	Traditional house in the Upper Casbah of Algiers near Bab El Jedid	The taxi man was friendly, didn't overcharge & wished me good luck as he dropped me off in front of the Central Prison	I eventually found the correct police station near Bab El Jedid and got an escort in civvies
Walking through the Upper Casbah of Algiers escorted by an out-of-uniform policeman and a guide the police arranged	Garbage service in the Upper Casbah of Algiers - an overladen donkey	Narrow lanes of the Upper Casbah, Algiers	The guide brought me into a workshop to climb up to the roof
View of the Casbah of Algiers	View of the Casbah of Algiers	View of the Casbah of Algiers	Panoramic view taken from the Upper Casbah of Algiers
Silver domed Mosquée Ben Fares in the Lower Casbah	Djamaa El-Djedid and the Lower Casbah	Djemaa Ketchaoua, 1612, the most beautiful of the Casbah's mosques	The Upper Casbah, Algiers
View of the Port of Algiers and the Martyr's Monument in the distance	Rooftops with laundry and satellite dishes, Casbah of Algiers	The French converted Djemaa Ketchaoua into the Cathedral of St. Philippe 1845-1962	The Upper Casbah did not feel unsafe
Wooden supports of the upper level of an old house in the Casbah, Algiers	Trailing behind my two escorts	Upper Casbah, Algiers	Inside the warren of the Upper Casbah, Algiers
Hopefully someday tourists will feel free to explore the Casbah of Algiers without excessive worrying about security	Casbah of Algiers	Casbah of Algiers	Tile artwork in the Casbah, Algiers
A small mosque in the Upper Casbah, Algiers	Upper Casbah, Algiers	Mosque, Upper Casbah, Algiers	Minaret, Upper Casbah, Algiers
About half way down through the Casbah	Surprisingly clean, the Casbah of Algiers	Casbah of Algiers	Rue Sidi Ramdane, 1er Arrt. (Casbah)
If you're lost, just keep going downhill	Casbah of Algiers	Casbah of Algiers	Public fountain, Casbah of Algiers
Narrow lane in the Casbah	Traditional architecture, Casbah of Algiers	Traditional architecture, Casbah of Algiers	Stairs in the Casbah, Algiers
There are some artisans trying to make a living in the Casbah	Casbah of Algiers	Lower Casbah with some European architecture	Lower Casbah, Algiers
Rare open space, Casbah of Algiers	Braces to protect an old house from crumbling	The houses on each side nearly touch	I don't know if they were originally planned this way
Deep within the Casbah of Algiers	Detail of a doorway in the Casbah, Algiers	Casbah of Algiers	Place Omar And Ellaoui, Casbah of Algiers
Place Omar And Ellaoui, Casbah of Algiers	Grand doorway, Casbah of Algiers	An even larger doorway in the Casbah - Societé des Arts Graphiques	Typical traditional architecture, Casbah of Algiers
Entrance to the Palais Dar Mustapha Pacha	Musée National de l'Enluminure de la Miniature et de la Calligraphie, Alger	Flags of the world around an interesting brass table	Tiled entryway to the Palais Dar Mustapha Pacha, now National Museum of Calligraphy
Palais Dar Mustapha Pacha - Musée National de l'Enluminure de la Miniature et de la Calligraphie, Alger	Spiral columns, Palais Dar Mustapha Pacha	Spiral columns, Palais Dar Mustapha Pacha	Column capital, Spiral columns, Palais Dar Mustapha Pacha
Tiled stairway, Spiral columns, Palais Dar Mustapha Pacha	Palais Dar Mustapha Pacha, Casbah of Algiers	Palais Dar Mustapha Pacha	Two-level courtyard, Palais Dar Mustapha Pacha
Spiral columns, Palais Dar Mustapha Pacha	Palais Dar Mustapha Pacha	The lower Casbah blends into the French Ville Blanche	Lower Casbah, Alger
Djamaa Ketchaoua, 1612, Algiers	Djamaa Ketchaoua	Under restoration - Djamaa Ketchaoua	Djamaa Ketchaoua, the former Cathedral of St. Philip
The beginnings of a forest growing out of the minaret	Casbah of Algiers	Impressive doorway in the Lower Casbah, Algiers	Former Archbishop's Palace?, Algiers
Date shop since 1948, Lower Casbah	Algerian dates	Place des Martyrs is fenced off for construction of the new metro station	Djemaa El-Djedid
Jama' Al-Jedid, Algiers	Jama' Al-Jedid, Algiers	Trying to find a taxi at Place des Martyrs	Djemaa El-Djedid, Alger