Dear Reader (2025-10-11 – posted simultaneously to FB),
Today you and I will continue wandering streets of Algiers primarily looking for street art that is not attached to a government building.
The first photo is from the Basilica D’Afrique. This catholic church was consecrated in 1872. The earthquake of May 2003 caused considerable damage. Restoration work began in 2007, and the inauguration of the now restored church occurred December 2010 (1). Inside the semi-circular dome of the apse are the French words “Priez pour nous et pour les Musulmans” (Pray for us and for the Muslims), suggesting that this is a place for prayer for both Catholics and Muslims. When I asked for clarification from one or our guides, I was struck by his response. He laughed and said that no Muslim would ever consider praying at that church.
Notes on Other Photos
~ 02 – Looking out from the promontory on which sits the church.
~ 03 – A single shutter click capturing the reflections off multiple surfaces from the dining room in our first hotel.
~ 04 – A short evening walk where a great mystery was not solved.
~ 05, 06 – Outside a fig and date shop.
Footnotes
~ (1) – https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilique_Notre-Dame-d%27Afrique
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2- A lovely peaceful image.
3- Love it! It’s fun constructing the room layout given the image, but lacking some of the information.
9-An interesting mural, in a place that one wouldn’t normally think to see one. I think it’s a commentary on bridging the gap between the oasis of happiness and the humdrum world. Then again, off on the right might be a representation of a baleen whale about to scoop up the world.
11-So now we know that some of the murals are quite recent, and refreshing that they aren’t all traditional.
12-A sad commentary of modern life that people seem more interested in the sterile landscape of their phone than the real world around themselves.