Ruins of the Roman aqueduct of Constantine, destroyed in 1185, one of the few remains from ancient times |
Antonian Roman aqueduct, constructed during the reign of Antonius Pius (138-161 AD), Constantine |
Statue of the Emperor Constantine across from the railway station |
Constantine destroyed the ancient city of Cirta in 311 AD - the city was rebuilt and renamed after the emperor |
Tile depiction of Ancient Constantine at the railway station |
The strategic site of Constantine was originally founded by the Phoenicians and later occupied by the Berber Numidians ca 146 BC |
The French captured Constantine in 1837 and their occupation lated until 1962 |
Constantine City Hall - the Hôtel de Ville, one of several grand buildings from the French period |
Novotel Constantine |
Novotel Constantine, Place des Martyrs |
Ibis Hotel Constantine, Place des Martyrs |
Dar Al-Falaha, House of Agriculture, Place des Martyrs |
Grand Hotel Cirta, Constantine's faded glory |
Grand Hotel Cirta, Place des Martyrs |
Avenue Zaabane, Constantine |
Grand Hotel Cirta, Constantine |
Lobby of the Grand Hotel Cirta |
Moorish architecture of the Grand Hotel Cirta |
Stained glass window, Grand Hotel Cirta |
Old apartment building with some moorish styling near Place des Martyrs |
Algérie Telecom, Constantine |
The old French theatre of Constantine, Place du 1er Novembre |
Sculpture on the old French theatre |
Théâtre de Constantine |
Banque National d'Algérie, Place du 1er Novembre |
Banque National d'Algérie, Place du 1er Novembre |
Banque National d'Algérie, Place du 1er Novembre |
Money-changer's Square, Banque National d'Algérie, Place du 1er Novembre |
Bank d'Algérie, Constantine |
Pediment sculpture of the Bank d'Algérie, Constantine |
Bank d'Algérie, Blvd. Youcef Zighoud |
Late afternoon - Boulevard Youcef Zighoud |
Place 1er Novembre - named after the start of the Algerian War of Independence in 1954 |
Open-air cafés behind the Palace of Justice, Constantine |
Café Square off the Place 1er Novembre |
Café tables, Constantine |
Hôtel de Ville - Constantine City Hall |
Hôtel de Ville - Constantine City Hall |
Pax Labor - detail of the Constantine City Hall clock (inoperative) |
Hôtel de Ville - Constantine City Hall |
Hôtel de Ville - Constantine City Hall |
Boulevard Youcef Zighoud |
Boulevard Youcef Zighoud runs along the west side of the plateau of Constantine's old city |
Boulevard Youcef Zighoud, Constantine |
View from Boulevard Youcef Zighoud, Constantine |
Not the nicest view if you look straight down |
Club Panorama - Salle des Fêtes, Constantine |
Tile - Club Panorama |
Boulevard Youcef Zighoud, Constantine |
Old Town Constantine, late afternoon and in need of paint |
Old buildings along Boulevard Youcef Zighoud |
Bike Repair - نصليح الدراجات |
Much of Constantine's old town now dates from the French period |
Old Town Constantine, for the most part traffic-free |
Baraklab Mustafa Way, Constantine |
The west side of Constantine's Old City |
Numidia Travel Services - named after the ancient kingdom and later Roman province |
The lights come on in Constantine's Old City |
Doorway off Rue Didouche Mourad |
A peak in the door - an old French bannister in the shape of Cupid |
Place 1er Novembre in the evening |
Evening on the Place 1er Novembre, Constantine |
Grand Hotel Cirta at night, Constantine |
The dining room of the Grand Hotel Cirta - a place for a cold beverage |
Dar Diaf - a nice restaurant in Constantine with a varied menu |
Avenue Achour Rachmani, Constantine |
Constantine Court - محكمة قسنطينة |
Constantine, Algeria |
Sidi Rashid Municipal Building, Constantine |
Air Algérie, Place des Martyrs, Constantine |
Avenue Aouati Mostefa, Constantine |
Narrow building with some style |
View from a café terrace overlooking Place des Martyrs |
I don't remember the name of the café but the entrance is next to a key cutting shop |
Tile advertisement for Entreprise Ceramique Sanitaire de l'Est |
Avenue Zaabane, Constantine |
A small plaza behind the Grand Hotel Cirta |
At least some of Constantine has been painted |
Avenue Zaabane, Constantine |
Renault 4 - manufactured in Algeria until 1969 |
On the north side of the old city near the El Kantara Bridge |
On the north side of the old city near the El Kantara Bridge |
Old City of Constantine |
Moorish features in the Old City |
The Cultural Islamic Center of Constantine |
Centre Culturel Islamique de Constantine |
Old City - Constantine |
National Institute of Religious Affairs and Endowments - Constantine |
Souq in the Old City - Constantine |
Mosquée Sidi El-Kettani, late 1700's |
Mosque of Sidi El-Kettani, Constantine |
Mosque of Sidi El-Kettani, Constantine |
Plaque erected in 2003, Mosque of Sidi El-Kettani |
Old City of Constantine - balconies and satellite dishes |
Friendly locals in Constantine |
French croissants and traditional baked goods, Souq of Constantine |
Busy Rue Larbi Ben M'Hidi, Constantine |
Banque Extérieure d'Algérie, Constantine |
Caisse de Garantie des Marchés Publics, Constantine |
Narrow lane leading to the back side of the Hôtel de Ville, Constantine |
The back side of Constantine City Hall |
1884 Paul Garnier (Paris) clock, Constantine - also inoperative |
View from the Old City of Constantine |
The "new" old city to the south, Constantine |
View from the Ibis Hotel looking west, Constantine |
Village beneath the plateau of Constantine |
Reflection off the serpentine road climbing up to the old city, Constantine |
Welcome to His Excellency the President of the Republic |
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