Algiers the White (Alger La Blanche), Algeria

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A panoramic photograph of “Algiers the White” (Alger la Blanche) with the city’s glistening buildings rising from the sea, viewed from the overlook at Victory Park, home of the towering Martyr’s Memorial, a dominant landmark constructed in 1982 to mark the 20th anniversary of Algeria’s independence

On our second day in Algiers, we had a panoramic city driving tour to see the old and new highlights of Algiers the White (Alger la Blanche), so named for the city’s glistening buildings rising from the sea and up the hillsides overlooking the Bay of Algiers.  For details (text and photographs) on the Casbah, see our previous blog post “Algiers Casbah, Algeria”.  The casbah is in the center of the panorama, above, where the hillside buildings meet the waters of the Bay.

The towering Martyr’s Memorial (Memorial du Martyr), also known as Maqam Echahid, a dominant landmark constructed in 1982 to marking the…

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