Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran

Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran (Sacred Heart Cathedral of Oran) is a Roman Catholic church located at Place de la Kahina, on Boulevard Hammou-boutlelis, in Oran, Algeria.[1]

Sacred Heart Cathedral of Oran
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran
Oran Cathedral
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
RiteAfrican Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
Year consecrated30 April 1930
StatusDeconsecrated
Location
LocationOran, Algeria
Geographic coordinates
Architecture
Typechurch
Completed1913

History

The church building was built between 1903 and 1913 to the design of Albert Ballu, the architect of the Government of Algeria, and by the company of Auguste and Gustave Perret.[2] The structure of the church itself is of reinforced concrete, which made it the first church built out of this in French overseas territories.[3] It was dedicated on 30 April 1930.

The cathedral became a regional library in 1984, then a public library in 1996.

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See also

References

  1. Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique (27 October 2010). Algérie. Petit Futé. p. 264. ISBN 978-2-7469-2575-5. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. Oulebsir, Nabila (1 January 2004). Les usages du patrimoine: Monuments, musées et politique coloniale en Algérie, 1830-1930. Editions MSH. p. 269. ISBN 978-2-7351-1006-3. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. Le livre d'or de l'Oranie, par édition de l'Afrique du nord illustrée 1925, p. 127


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