I found a bag of old photos in the mess that is my closet. I don't think this image has been posted before, but if it has, my apologies for repeating myself.
Written on the back, "Governors Palace Algeria." So, there's a lot of information about this building and Algeria out there, so just the highlights. The governor's palace was built during the Ottoman era, between 1798 and 1805. After Algeria became a French colony, it was used as an army barracks between 1830 and 1846. In 1865, it became the summer residence of the French governor. After the successful Algerian revolution that won independence from the French, it was renamed the People's Palace and became the seat of government. After a coup in 1965, the seat of government was moved to the El Mouradia Palace. If you want to know more about Algerian history, don't be lazy. Look it up yourself.
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