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Masonry Ceilings at the Dey Palace in the Citadel of Algiers
At the top of Ottoman Algiers, stands out the essential defensive device of the city, the Qasaba. This military complex, built during the sixteenth century, was endowed with the Dey’s residence in 1817, during the start of a construction campaign, initiated by Ali Bâshâ and finalised by Hussayn Bâshâ. Despite the fact that this part of the citadel was the residence of the last two deys, our knowledge about its construction systems remains fragmented. However, we can argue that the Dey Palace, originally built according to ancient techniques, is a most important building. It encompasses four wings surrounding a large inner courtyard; domes of different dimensions cover them. The Northern and Eastern wings are integrated to the ramparts. This paper proposes to identify the different types of vaults and cupolas used as a model for crossing or covering found in this fortified palace. At the same time, we will try to discuss their constructive system as well as the evaluation of their state of conservation bearing in mind that they are subordinated to the different spaces they are supposed to cover.
Masonry Ceilings at the Dey Palace in the Citadel of Algiers
At the top of Ottoman Algiers, stands out the essential defensive device of the city, the Qasaba. This military complex, built during the sixteenth century, was endowed with the Dey’s residence in 1817, during the start of a construction campaign, initiated by Ali Bâshâ and finalised by Hussayn Bâshâ. Despite the fact that this part of the citadel was the residence of the last two deys, our knowledge about its construction systems remains fragmented. However, we can argue that the Dey Palace, originally built according to ancient techniques, is a most important building. It encompasses four wings surrounding a large inner courtyard; domes of different dimensions cover them. The Northern and Eastern wings are integrated to the ramparts. This paper proposes to identify the different types of vaults and cupolas used as a model for crossing or covering found in this fortified palace. At the same time, we will try to discuss their constructive system as well as the evaluation of their state of conservation bearing in mind that they are subordinated to the different spaces they are supposed to cover.
Masonry Ceilings at the Dey Palace in the Citadel of Algiers
Chergui, Samia (Autor:in)
01.01.2017
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
720
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