Palace of the Dey

Dey Palace
View of the Dey Palace in 2012
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General information
Architectural styleMoorish, Ottoman and European
LocationAlgiers, Algeria
Construction started16th-century
ClientDeys of Algiers
OwnerAlgerian state
Website
Part ofCasbah of Algiers
CriteriaCultural: ii, v
Reference565
Inscription1992 (16th Session)

Palace of the Dey (Arabic: قصر الداي),[1][2] also known as Algiers Castle (Arabic: قلعة الجزائر), is an Ottoman era palace in the city of Algiers, Algeria. Completed in the 16th century, it is situated inside the Casbah of Algiers, and settled by successive deys of the city. It once was the second largest palace in the Ottoman Empire, next to Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.[2]

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