Friday 13 January 2012

565 DZ - Kasbah of Algiers (1992)

Brief Description

"The Kasbah is a unique kind of medina, or Islamic city. It stands in one of the finest coastal sites on the Mediterranean, overlooking the islands where a Carthaginian trading-post was established in the 4th century BC. There are the remains of the citadel, old mosques and Ottoman-style palaces as well as the remains of a traditional urban structure associated with a deep-rooted sense of community."
阿尔及尔城堡

"卡斯巴哈是典型的麦地那式(medina)或伊斯兰建筑风格的古城,位于阿尔及尔,是地中海最美的海滨城市之一,对面的岛屿曾是迦太基人公元前四世纪建立的贸易港。城内不仅有要塞、古清真寺和土耳其风格宫殿遗址,还有传统城市的踪迹,体现了深厚的社区生活特色。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/565


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