Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran explained

Building Name:Sacred Heart Cathedral of Oran
French: Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran
Location:Oran, Algeria
Geo:35.7003°N -0.6464°W
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic Church
Consecration Year:30 April 1930
Functional Status:Deconsecrated
Status:Cathedral
Architecture Type:Church
Architecture Style:Neo-Byzantine
Year Completed:1913

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

History

The church building was built between 1903 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.

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Notes and References

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