Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran

Sacred Heart Cathedral of Oran
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran
Oran Cathedral
Basic information
Location Oran, Algeria
Geographic coordinates Coordinates: 35°42′01″N 00°38′47″W / 35.70028°N 0.64639°W / 35.70028; -0.64639
Affiliation Roman Catholic Church
Rite African Rite
Year consecrated 30 April 1930
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Status Deconsecrated
Architectural description
Architectural type church
Completed 1913

Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran (Sacred Heart Cathedral of Oran) is a Roman Catholic church located at Place de la Kahina, on Boulevard Hammou-boutlelis, in Oran, Algeria.[1]

History

The church building was built between 1904 and 1913 to the design of Albert Ballu, the architect of the Government of Algeria, and by the company of Auguste and Gustave Perret.[2] The structure of the church itself is of reinforced concrete, which made it the first church built out of this in French overseas territories.[3] It was dedicated on 30 April 1930.

The cathedral became a regional library in 1984, then a public library in 1996.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique (27 October 2010). Algérie. Petit Futé. p. 264. ISBN 978-2-7469-2575-5. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Oulebsir, Nabila (1 January 2004). Les usages du patrimoine: Monuments, musées et politique coloniale en Algérie, 1830-1930. Editions MSH. p. 269. ISBN 978-2-7351-1006-3. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Le livre d'or de l'Oranie, par édition de l'Afrique du nord illustrée 1925, p. 127
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