Théâtre National Algérien
The Théâtre National Algérien Mahieddine Bachtarzi, formerly known as the Algiers Opera House, is a historic building in Algiers, Algeria. It was built from 1850 to 1853. It was designed by architects Charles Frédéric Chassériau and Justin Ponsard in the Baroque Revival architecture, Baroque Revival style. After it caught fire in 1883, it was rebuilt from the ground up. See also * Algiers Opera House References External linksOfficial website
Buildings and structures completed in 1853 Buildings and structures in Algiers Baroque Revival architecture in Algeria Opera houses in Algeria Theatres in Algeria 1853 establishments in Africa {{Algeria-struct-stub ...
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Charles Frédéric Chassériau
Baron Charles Frédéric Chassériau du Chiron (29 January 1802 – 11 January 1896) was a Saint Dominican architect and painter, who served as chief architect of the cities of Marseille, Algiers, in Algeria; and Cairo, in Egypt. He is particularly known for having designed the seafront of the city of Algiers. Biography His parents, owners of the Le Beau estate in Saint-Domingue, then a French colony, had to leave Port-au-Prince in 1802, only a few months after he was born. After his studies at the Lycée Henri-IV and in memory of his father, the General of the Empire, Victor Frédéric Chassériau, he was first destined for a career in arms and was received at the Schools of Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan in 1819. However, he was unable to attend the School because his family was ruined by the Haitian Revolution and the revolt in Saint-Domingue, and did not have enough resources to pay his board. After the death of his father and having already lost his mother, he was taken in by hi ...
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