Rais Palace

The Palais des Rais (Arabic: قصر الرياس), also known as Bastion 23, is a classified historical monument located in Algiers, Algeria. It is notable for its architecture and for being the last surviving quarter (houma) of the lower Casbah of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Consisting of three palaces and six houses, whose history began with the construction of Bordj-Ez-zoubia in 1576 by the Dey Ramdhan Pasha in order to reinforce the means of defence of this side of the Medina, this quarter ended up being detached, and even isolated from its traditional environment following the restructuring of the lower Casbah during the French period.

It was not until 1909 that Bastion 23 was classified as a Historical Monument under the name Group of Moorish houses. The site was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.

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Rais Palace staat op plaats 1.964 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 4 van de 12 die de atlas in Algerije in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 1576, en daarmee ouder dan 41% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 495 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 16e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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