Knowledge (XXG)

Government Palace (Algiers)

Source 📝

183: 122: 279: 25: 298:. The plaza or Forum in front of the Government Palace, formerly an open space but now closed to the public, overlooks Algiers with a broad view towards the sea. Bordering that forum is also the Central Library Arts And Culture, a 204: 265: 315: 320: 198:. The complex was built between 1929 and 1934 on a design by architect Jacques Guiauchain, the grandson of one of French Algeria's first colonial architects, 471: 42: 427: 466: 392: 182: 174:. At the time of its inauguration in 1933, with a surface of 33,000 m, it was the largest administrative building of the entire French state. 303: 283: 260: 89: 61: 108: 233:
gave a major speech from the Government Palace's balcony, where he uttered the ambiguous sentence that immediately became iconic,
68: 46: 75: 325: 195: 57: 291: 35: 294:, a monumental perspective created in the early 20th century on former military grounds, which also includes the 256: 223: 167: 227: 199: 295: 126: 355: 82: 131: 330: 236: 230: 241: 121: 278: 153: 145: 209:, and eventually inaugurated in 1933. It encloses an entertainment and cinema venue, the 299: 191: 460: 410: 375:"Du Palais du Dey au Palais du Gouvernement : lieux et non-lieux de la mémoire" 252: 374: 216: 24: 442: 429: 393:"La France ouvre ses archives pour « regarder la vérité en face »" 356:"Palais du Gouvernement algérien (ancien palais du Gouvernement général)" 171: 277: 181: 120: 222:
The building was ransacked by a mob on 13 May 1958, during the
194:
was formulated in the context of the 100th anniversary of the
186:
View from the southwest with the Palace's balcony, early 1930s
18: 261:
Algerian Ministry of the Interior and Local Communities
251:
After the country's independence in 1962 following the
255:, the building became the office and residence of the 190:
The project to build a new seat for the government of
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 415:Archives Européennes de l'Architecture Algérienne 360:Archives Européennes de l'Architecture Algérienne 215:, which was built in 1929 and is now named after 302:. Just below it, in a public garden, stands the 411:"Boulevard Khemisti (anciennement Laferrière)" 321:Palace of the Council of the Nation (Algiers) 316:People's National Assembly building (Algiers) 8: 234: 210: 286:, with Government Palace in the background 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 342: 16:Office of the Prime Minister of Algeria 350: 348: 346: 304:Memorial to the Liberation of Algeria 284:Memorial to the Liberation of Algeria 7: 47:adding citations to reliable sources 472:Buildings and structures in Algiers 149: 14: 290:The Government Palace crowns the 226:. On 4 June 1958, newly arrived 136:, with Government Palace on left 58:"Government Palace" Algiers 23: 467:Government buildings in Algeria 373:Ouanassa Siari Tengour (2003), 170:and a major public building in 34:needs additional citations for 1: 259:. It is also the home of the 248:("I have understood you"). 196:Invasion of Algiers in 1830 488: 292:Boulevard Mohamed-Khemisti 326:People's Palace (Algiers) 257:Prime Minister of Algeria 200:Pierre Auguste Guiauchain 168:Prime Minister of Algeria 391:AFP (11 December 2021). 228:Prime Minister of France 160:), known before 1962 as 166:, is the office of the 287: 235: 211: 187: 158:Palais du Gouvernement 157: 137: 127:Boulevard Frantz-Fanon 281: 185: 124: 379:Insaniyat / إنسانيات 296:Grande Poste d'Alger 163:Gouvernement général 43:improve this article 439: /  443:36.7746°N 3.0566°E 397:L'Orient - Le Jour 331:El Mouradia Palace 288: 237:Je vous ai compris 188: 138: 231:Charles de Gaulle 142:Government Palace 119: 118: 111: 93: 479: 454: 453: 451: 450: 449: 444: 440: 437: 436: 435: 432: 419: 418: 407: 401: 400: 388: 382: 381: 370: 364: 363: 352: 269: 247: 245: 214: 208: 151: 135: 114: 107: 103: 100: 94: 92: 51: 27: 19: 487: 486: 482: 481: 480: 478: 477: 476: 457: 456: 448:36.7746; 3.0566 447: 445: 441: 438: 433: 430: 428: 426: 425: 423: 422: 409: 408: 404: 390: 389: 385: 372: 371: 367: 354: 353: 344: 339: 312: 276: 263: 239: 224:May 1958 crisis 212:salle des fêtes 202: 180: 129: 115: 104: 98: 95: 52: 50: 40: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 485: 483: 475: 474: 469: 459: 458: 421: 420: 402: 383: 365: 341: 340: 338: 335: 334: 333: 328: 323: 318: 311: 308: 300:public library 275: 272: 192:French Algeria 179: 176: 117: 116: 31: 29: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 484: 473: 470: 468: 465: 464: 462: 455: 452: 416: 412: 406: 403: 398: 394: 387: 384: 380: 376: 369: 366: 361: 357: 351: 349: 347: 343: 336: 332: 329: 327: 324: 322: 319: 317: 314: 313: 309: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 285: 280: 274:Urban setting 273: 271: 267: 262: 258: 254: 249: 246: 243: 238: 232: 229: 225: 220: 218: 213: 206: 201: 197: 193: 184: 177: 175: 173: 169: 165: 164: 159: 155: 147: 143: 133: 128: 123: 113: 110: 102: 99:February 2022 91: 88: 84: 81: 77: 74: 70: 67: 63: 60: –  59: 55: 54:Find sources: 48: 44: 38: 37: 32:This article 30: 26: 21: 20: 424: 414: 405: 396: 386: 378: 368: 359: 289: 253:Algerian War 250: 221: 189: 162: 161: 141: 139: 105: 96: 86: 79: 72: 65: 53: 41:Please help 36:verification 33: 446: / 264: [ 240: [ 217:Ibn Khaldun 203: [ 150:قصر الحكومة 130: [ 461:Categories 431:36°46′29″N 125:View from 69:newspapers 434:3°03′24″E 310:See also 178:History 172:Algiers 83:scholar 154:French 146:Arabic 85:  78:  71:  64:  56:  337:Notes 268:] 244:] 207:] 134:] 90:JSTOR 76:books 282:The 140:The 62:news 205:arz 45:by 463:: 413:. 395:. 377:, 358:. 345:^ 306:. 270:. 266:fr 242:fr 219:. 156:: 152:, 148:: 132:fr 417:. 399:. 362:. 144:( 112:) 106:( 101:) 97:( 87:· 80:· 73:· 66:· 39:.

Index


verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Government Palace" Algiers
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

Boulevard Frantz-Fanon
fr
Arabic
French
Prime Minister of Algeria
Algiers

French Algeria
Invasion of Algiers in 1830
Pierre Auguste Guiauchain
arz
Ibn Khaldun
May 1958 crisis
Prime Minister of France
Charles de Gaulle
Je vous ai compris
fr
Algerian War

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.