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Algiers UNESCO world heritage sites ( Algeria )

Djamaa El Djedid mosque on Boulevard Amilcar Cabral
The structure of the building incorporates a multitude of architectural styles including Byzantine, Italian and Turkish.

Dar Aziza bent El Dey palace at 02, place Cheikh Ben Badis-Alger
Designed according to the architectural principles of the Ottoman period, the residence is articulated around its magnificent patio surrounded by s'hine (galleries), supported by marble columns surmounted by capitals, and decorated with tiles, carved woodwork, claustras.

Ketchaoua Mosque on rue Aoua Abdelqader
The beauty of the mosque's chambers, minarets and ceilings of the mosque are accentuated by the distinct Moorish plaster work.

Dar Hassan Bacha palace on rue Cheik El Kinai
While Dar Hassan Pacha is closed to the public, it is a popular motive for pictures for its impressive facade and lovely central patio.

Sidi Abderrahmane Mausoleum on Rue Abderrahmane Arbadji
Sidi Abderrahmane is a mosque and mausoleum named after the city's patron saint. The main building was constructed in 1627, and the mosque where locals pray was added in 1696. The mosque also has a small graveyard, where some very notable people are buried, including Sidi Abderrahmane himself.

Sidi Ramdane mosque on rue Barberousse
The mosque has a relatively simple form, with a hypostyle prayer hall divided by rows of arches supported by columns. Along three outer edges of the hall are elevated galleries or balconies that serve as the women's section for prayers. The mosque's attached minaret has sebka decoration carved across its façades.

Palace of the Dey on boulevard Mohamaed Taleb
It is a fusion of several architectural styles, namely Moorish, Ottoman, Persian and European. The building consists of three floors with rectangle courtyard in the middle surrounded by suites, apartments, kitchens and hamams. Other facilities of the palace including two mosques, a diwan (public room), and an armory.