Palais des Rais
The Palais des Rais, also known as Bastion 23, is a classified historical monument located in Algiers, Algeria. It is notable for its architecture and for being the last surviving quarter of the lower Casbah of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Photo: Mimosa dz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Dezedien, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: building in Algeria
- Also known as: “Centre des Arts et de la Culture du Palais des Rais”, “Centre des Arts et de la Culture du Palais des Raïs”, and “Rais Palace”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Djamaa El Kebir and Ali Bitchin Mosque.
Djamaa El Kebir
Mosque
Photo: Habib kaki, CC0.
The Djamaa el Kebir or Great Mosque of Algiers, is a mosque located in the city of Algiers, Algeria. Built in 1097, it is one of the few remaining examples of Almoravid architecture. Djamaa El Kebir is situated 310 metres south of Palais des Rais.
Ali Bitchin Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dziri16, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ali Bitchin Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Algiers, Algeria. It's named after Ali Bitchin, who ordered its construction in 1622 CE. It is situated inside the Casbah of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located at the crosspoint between Bab El Oued and the lower area of the Casbah. Ali Bitchin Mosque is situated 240 metres southwest of Palais des Rais.
Ketchaoua Mosque
Mosque
Photo: LeilaBouras, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ketchaoua Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ketchaoua, is a mosque in the city of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Completed in the 17th century, during Ottoman period, the mosque is located at the foot of the Casbah of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is on the first of the Casbah's many steep stairways. Ketchaoua Mosque is situated 460 metres southwest of Palais des Rais.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bāb al-Wādī and Alger Centre.
Bāb al-Wādī
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, along the coast north of the city centre. As of 2008, the population of the commune of Bab El Oued was 64,732.
Alger Centre
Suburb
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alger Centre is a municipality in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is administratively part of Sidi M'Hamed district, and it has a population of 96,329 as of the 1998 census, which gives it 15 seats in the PMA.
Palais des Rais
- Categories: palace and museum
- Location: Casbah, Bab El Oued, Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Palais des Rais” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر الرياس”
- Bengali: “প্যালেস ডেস রেইস”
- French: “palais de Rais”
- French: “Palais des rais”
- French: “Palais des Raïs”
- French: “Bastion 23” (historical)
- Hausa: “Palais des Rais”
- Italian: “Bastion 23”
- Italian: “Q‘ asr Rouy”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Rais (Fortaleza 23)”
- Swedish: “Palais des Rais”
- Turkish: “Reis Sarayı”
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