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| Keywords: Sidi Abder Rahman of Algiers.png en This photochrome print is from Views of People and Sites in Algeria in the catalog of the Detroit Photographic Company It depicts the Sidi Abder-Rahman Abdul Rahman Abdel Rahman Abdurrahman Mosque in Algiers Algeria circa 1899 According to Cook ™s Practical Guide to Algiers Algeria and Tunisia 1904 With the exception of the Djama el Kebir ¦this is the oldest religious building in Algiers ¦ The marabout popular saint Abd er Rahman et Thalebi was born in 1387 and died in 1471 The mosque was built between these dates and contains his tomb over which are hung silk banners ostrich eggs etc and on which lights are kept burning Auguste Renoir painted a very similar scene of the Abder-Rahman mosque in 1882 1900 http //www wdl org/en/item/2450/ Detroit Photographic Company Custom license marker 2012 06 07 PD-old Uploaded with UploadWizard Sidi Abderahman mosque Images from the World Digital Library Images from the Library of Congress Minarets in art Minarets in Algeria Ribat of Abd er Rahman et Thalebi | ||||
