Museum of Fine Arts, Algiers, Algeria
The National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers stands proudly facing the majestic bay of Algiers, on the “Wild Boar Hill”, overhanging the luxuriant “Test Garden”.
It was built by the French architect Paul Guion, born in Guelma, Algeria. The works started in 1927 were completed in 1930. It was open to the public inApril 1931.
The building, spanning four floors, is an amazing synthesis of various styles, harmoniously presenting the decorative influences of medieval Muslim art, those of antique art or those of the inventive art deco geometries of the thirties.
With 8000 works of art, its collection is considered the most important for art in Algeria, in the Arab world and even on the African continent.
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