Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran

Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran
Location	Oran
Country	Algeria
History
Dedicated	30 April 1930
Architecture
Functional status	Library
Completed	1913

Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran is a cathedral located on the Place de la Kahina, on Boulevard Hammou-boutlelis, in Oran, Algeria.^[1]

History

The church building was built between 1904 to 1913 to the design of Albert Ballu, the architect of the Government of Algeria, and by the company of Auguste and Gustave Perret.^[2] The structure of the church itself is of reinforced concrete, which made it the first church built by this in French overseas territories.^[3] It was dedicated on 30 April 1930.

It became a regional library in 1984, then a public library in 1996.

References

1. Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique (27 October 2010). Algérie. Petit Futé. p. 264. ISBN 978-2-7469-2575-5. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
2. Oulebsir, Nabila (1 January 2004). Les usages du patrimoine: Monuments, musées et politique coloniale en Algérie, 1830-1930. Editions MSH. p. 269. ISBN 978-2-7351-1006-3. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
3. Le livre d'or de l'Oranie, par édition de l'Afrique du nord illustrée 1925, p. 127

Coordinates: 35°42′01″N 00°38′47″W / 35.70028°N 0.64639°W