Dey Palace | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Moorish, Ottoman and European |
Location | Algiers, Algeria |
Construction started | 16th-century |
Client | Deys of Algiers |
Owner | Algerian state |
Website | |
Part of | Casbah of Algiers |
Criteria | Cultural: ii, v |
Reference | 565 |
Inscription | 1992 (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]