Architecture
6 entries
Aziza Palace
A historic palace in Beni Tamou, representing the architectural heritage of the Blida wilaya's rural landed class and the Ottoman-influenced domestic architecture of the Mitidja.
Jan 2025
Bazar Esserdouk
Bazar Esserdouk is a historic commercial building in Blida city, representing the commercial architecture of the colonial era and the continuity of Blida's market culture.
Jan 2025
Bougendoura Palace
A historic palace in Larbaa, part of the architectural heritage of the Blida wilaya, reflecting the region's Ottoman and early post-Ottoman elite residential culture.
Jan 2025
Music Kiosk of Blida
The ornate Music Kiosk (Kiosque à Musique) stands at the heart of Blida's central square — a symbol of the city's colonial Belle Époque urbanism and its deep musical culture.
Jan 2025
Villa Guglielmi Blida
Villa Guglielmi is a colonial-era heritage villa in Blida bearing an Italian family name, reflecting the diverse European settler communities — Italian, Spanish, Maltese — who made up colonial Blida's population alongside the French.
Jan 2025
Villa Ourida
Villa Ourida is a historic colonial-era villa in Blida whose name — 'the little rose' — echoes the city's oldest poetic epithet, given by a visiting poet who called Blida 'El Ourida'.
Jan 2025