Author
Possible, Lily
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 2356-9654
Record ID
cdi_almandumah_primary_1496083
Library Location
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes
Algeria possesses various cultural and real estate properties between civil, religious and military. These properties carry great importance as they are the identity and identity of women that reflect their history of belonging. Among the cultural properties around which the subject of the research revolves is religious architecture dating back to the Ottoman period, in particular mosques. The city of Algiers is full of many mosques (university mosques) dating back to the Ottoman period, and the Ketchoua Mosque is among them, which is among the cultural properties that witnessed various eras, as the latter arose in the Ottoman period, and was exploited during the French colonial period since the beginning of the occupation when it was converted into a cathedral. The French colonialism aimed to desecrate the Islamic identity through Christianization and to obliterate everything that served the Islamic religion, as it found its way in destroying the mosques and exploiting them for what It serves its purposes, so the Ketchawa Mosque in the city of Algiers was among the buildings that witnessed the most horrific destruction, demolition, obliteration and change. After Algeria gained independence, it was repurposed as a mosque and people prayed in it, but despite its restoration, its true form remained in the form of a cathedral that concealed its square reality into a rectangular shape. This expresses the damage that French colonialism inflicted on various fields. The architectural field had its share of occupation, plundering, and the destruction of its identity and history. Religious architecture was among the buildings that took a share of the occupation, and thus the Ketchoua Mosque is an image that reflects the history of Algeria beginning in the period. The Ottoman Empire and what came after it, as the latter reflects the image of the Ottoman presence in the city, and reflects the image of the French occupation by transforming it into a cathedral. It also expresses the independence of Algeria and the stability of the political situation once prayers were restored in it as it was previously in its beginning. It also expresses the negative effects left by French colonialism after the occupation, so its image today as a cathedral, even though it has become a functional mosque, will continue to express the French occupation and the damage it caused in various fields. Through what was discussed about the reality of the Ketchaoua Mosque today, which appears in the form of a cathedral, we will try to approximate the true picture of it before it was transformed at that time, and here lies the goal of the research. The subject of the research carries a group of elements for its construction, as the latter was addressed in identifying the geographical location that it occupies in the Kasbah of the city of Algiers, and then identifying its historical framework full of events, which begins from the year 1021 AH/1612 AD, until the French colonization around the year 1830 AD/ 1832 AD - 1246/1248 AH, and then learning about its name in various periods, starting with the Ottoman period, when it was called Ketchaoua and Java, and learning about its name in the colonial period after it became a cathedral, represented by San Felipe, then renaming it the Ketchaoua Mosque after gaining independence, so that its true form would later be identified based on many writings and oral interviews... etc., as the shape of the mosque will be recognized from different Its external facades and what appears from each facade, and then describe it from the inside by identifying the architectural elements it contains, such as the mihrab, pulpit, columns, capitals, arches... etc., while identifying the decorative elements in both the internal and external description. In the end, we conclude that the original mosque was demolished and only a little of it remained in the middle of the cathedral that replaced it today, so that the rising generations would be aware that what they see today is a French cathedral.
Görüntüle
Majallat al-ʻimārah wa-al-funūn wa-al-ʻulūm al-insānīyah, 2024 (44), p.744-761
