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Jules  Voinot

lead architect

Denis-Marius Toudoire

 Algiers

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museum

Moorish Monuments of Algeria: richness and diversity

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Built on the site of an Anglican church, the main post office was designed by&nbsp;<a href="https://archnet.org/authorities/8393" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jules Voinot</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://archnet.org/authorities/8392" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marius Toudoire</a>, and constructed in 1910. In July 2014 the government announced plans to renovate the Post Office in order to transform it into a post and telecommunications museum.&nbsp;

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La Poste

Grande Poste d'Alger

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Akhtar Badshah

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Post Office

Grand Post Office

Central Post Office

La Grande Poste

Recette principale d'Alger

البريد المركزي للجزائر العاصمة

Alternate Names: Colonial français, Colonial francés Began with the French colonization in North America in the 16th century and ended in 1980 with the independence of Vanuatu.&nbsp; <blockquote>Refers to the style of artistic production in French colonies featuring a combination of French and native characteristics.</blockquote> Getty Vocabularies, <a href="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300107024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300107024</a>

French Colonial

Alternate Names: Neoárabe, Neo-Moorish, néo-mauresque, renaissance mauresque Refers to the style in 19th-century European architecture and decorative arts characterized by Hispano-Moresque forms and motifs such as honey comb vaulting, arabesques, and horseshoe arches. Sources: “Art &amp; Architecture Thesaurus Full Record Display.” n.d. Getty Research Institute. Accessed February 11, 2022. http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=Moorish+Revival&amp;logic=AND&amp;note=&amp;english=N&amp;prev_page=1&amp;subjectid=300198720.

Grande Poste d'AlgerAlgiers, Algeria

Grande Poste d'Alger
Algiers, Algeria