Abstract
Ali Betchine is one of the oldest mosques in the city of Algiers of the Ottoman period. Classified as a national monument in 1947. In 1986, UNESCO gave Ali Betchine its universal cultural dimension. This classification of the mosque has resulted in the building currently being protected from any major architectural shuffle in order to protect and preserve it. The Ali Betchine mosque underwent several transformations during the French colonization, it was converted into a church under the name “Notre Dame des Victoires”. After the independence of the country, this church was converted into a mosque. The evolution of heritage protection in Algeria can be monitored after a period of follow-up by the country's first regulations on heritage protection. It is noticed that an awareness of the architectural heritage of the country was beginning to emerge. The Ali Betchine mosque underwent restoration work which ended in September 2010 after more than twelve years of closure to the faithful. The paper traces the different stages of its restoration.
Highlights
En termes de patrimoine classé, l’Algérie est un pays riche, mais qui se trouve altéré par l’usure du temps, par les interventions insolites des habitants, les affectations et les modifications de l’occupant français pendant la période coloniale, auquel s’ajoute le manque d’entretien
This classification of the mosque has resulted in the building currently being protected from any major architectural shuffle
it was converted into a church under the name
Summary
En termes de patrimoine classé, l’Algérie est un pays riche, mais qui se trouve altéré par l’usure du temps, par les interventions insolites des habitants, les affectations et les modifications de l’occupant français pendant la période coloniale, auquel s’ajoute le manque d’entretien. Résumé : Ali Betchine est l'une des plus anciennes mosquées de la ville d’Alger de la période ottomane. La mosquée Ali Betchine a subi plusieurs transformations pendant la colonisation française, elle était convertie en église sous l’appellation Notre Dame des Victoires.
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