. Cook's practical guide to Algeria and Tunisia . r visiting the Casbah can be obtained on application to theoffice of the Etat-Major, 11, Rue de la Marine. The most interesting quarter after the Casbah is decidedlythe Admiralty, and the two large mosques of Algiers, theDjama el Djedid and the Djama el Kebir. The Inner Harbour of Algiers, constructed by Christianslaves under the reign of Khair-ed-din in 1518, is the onesituated between the Grecian-looking establishment of theDirection du Port and the mole on which stands thelighthouse of the Penon. This lighthouse was built underthe reign of H
. Cook's practical guide to Algeria and Tunisia . r visiting the Casbah can be obtained on application to theoffice of the Etat-Major, 11, Rue de la Marine. The most interesting quarter after the Casbah is decidedlythe Admiralty, and the two large mosques of Algiers, theDjama el Djedid and the Djama el Kebir. The Inner Harbour of Algiers, constructed by Christianslaves under the reign of Khair-ed-din in 1518, is the onesituated between the Grecian-looking establishment of theDirection du Port and the mole on which stands thelighthouse of the Penon. This lighthouse was built underthe reign of Hassan Pasha in 1544, on the old Spanishfortress. The marvellous doorway in the building called the IBureau de la Marine, is an exquisite work of the seven- !teenth century, one of the rare specimens of Arab art whichhave been preserved in Algiers. It is carved out of whitemarble, and bears Arab inscriptions and tigers, coloured inred, green, and blue. These tigers are all the more wonder-ful, for the Mohammedan laws forbid the reproduction of 64. ALGIERS. 65 living species of animals and human beings. It is explainedin this way : that the carver was a Moslem of Persian creed,who decorated the arch as best he could, and once the workwas finished it was found so beautiful that it was allowed toremain. The house of the Turkish Rais, or Commander of theHarbour (Captain Pasha), is a very interesting sketch for anartist, and is at present the dwelling of the French Admiralcommanding the navy in Algiers. It is a perfect model ofArab architecture. The little fountain at the side is alsoequally artistic, bearing Arabic inscriptions most exquisitelycarved in the whitest of marbles. It has preserved unto thisday a cachet local, which excites the admiration of true were many fountains of this kind in Algiers, but theyhave been tampered with, most of them having been sold bythe Direction of the Museum, together with many veryvaluable carved marble pillars, inscription plates,
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