Architectural Lantern Slides of Algeria
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Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Lantern slides created in Algeria under its French colonial occupation during the late 19th or early 20th century. These lantern slides were intended for use in architectural pedagogy. Image subjects include Roman ruins and more modern palace and city architecture.
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Arch of Commodus, Lambaesis: Raking view of remains of arch
Arch of Trajan at Timgad, Algeria
Basilica Alexander, Tipaza: View of remnants of arches from a side aisle
Basilica of Saint Salsa, Tipaza: Overall view, of ruins of the basilica and graveyard
Basilica of Saint Salsa, Tipaza: Overall view, of ruins of the basilica and graveyard
Cathedral of Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs: Interior view of nave (former prayer hall of the mosque)
Christian complex at Tebessa: Detail of entry to enclosure
Christian complex at Tebessa: Overall view of remains of entire complex
Dar Hassan Pacha, Algiers, Algeria
Dar Hassan Pacha, Algiers, Algeria
Dar Mustapha Pacha: Detail, Italian carved door in the palace
Dar Mustapha Pacha: Interior of the courtyard
El Jedid Mosque: Context view from the surrounding square
Palace of Ahmed Bey, Constantine: View looking into a courtyard garden from an arcade
Palace of the Dey, Algiers, Algeria
Roman ruins at Djemila: Remains of an arched gateway and street
Roman ruins at Djemila: Remains of theater building (the scaena), seen looking down from the sloped seating (the cavea)
Roman ruins at Djemila: Triumphal arch, Djemila
Roman ruins at Guelma: Detail of the ruins of the baths
Roman ruins at Guelma: Overall view of theater
Roman ruins at Timgad: Capitoline Temple (or Temple of Jupiter), overall view
Roman ruins at Timgad: Detail, Donatist cathedral baptistery
Roman ruins at Timgad: Library, Timgad, detail
Roman ruins at Timgad: Overall view looking towards the Capitoline Temple in the distance
Roman ruins at Timgad: Overall view of the forum with the Arch of Trajan in the background
Roman ruins at Timgad: Overall view with the Arch of Trajan in the background
Roman ruins at Timgad: Temple of Genius loci, overall view
Roman ruins at Timgad: The cardo lined by a partially-restored Corinthian colonnade
Roman ruins at Timgad: View of one of the bath complexes (thermae); showing the caldarium
Roman ruins at Timgad: View of the Forum