algiers must-see
Aug 16, 2025
Karl van Es

MUST-SEE: ALGIERS

Check out Algiers's must-see buildings below:

The Great Mosque of Algiers

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Built By: Sultan Ali ibn Yusuf Built: 1097 Type: Mosque Address: Boulevard Amilcar Cabral, Algiers، Algeria Open to the Public: Unknown

Notre Dame d'Afrique

Architect: Jean Eugène Fromageau Built: 1872 Type: Church Address: Rue de Zighara, Bologhine, Algeria Open to the Public: Yes Website: notre-dame-afrique.org/

La Grande Post d'Alger

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Architect: Jules Voinot, Marius Toudoire Built: 1910 Type: Post Office Address: Grande Post, Algiers (This is a square / crossroads in the center of the city) Open to the Public: Yes

Palais des Rais

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Architect: Dey Ramdhan Pasha Built: 1576 Type: Palace Address: Boulevard Amara Mohamed Rachid, Casbah, Algeria Open to the Public: Yes Hours: Daily: 9:00am - 5:00pm Website: www.palaisdesrais-bastion23.dz/index.php/le-monument

Ketchaoua Mosque

Built: 1612 Type: Mosque Address: Rue Ahmed Bouzrina, Casbah, Algeria Open to the Public: Unknown

Maqam Echahid (Martyr's Monument)

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Architect: Bachir Yellès, Marian Konieczny Built: 1982 Type: Monument to lives lost in the Algerian Civil War Address: Chemin Omar Kechkar, Algiers, Algeria Open to the Public: Yes Website: 24/7

Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania

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Built: 3 BC Type: Mausoleum, Monument Address: Sidi Rached , Tipaza، Algeria Open to the Public: Yes Cost: Free [mappress mapid="99"]