PALACE OF RAÏS, ARTS AND CULTURE (BASTION 23, QASR ERRIES)
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The Ra palace (captain), built in the second half of the 1576 th century to host the Ministry of the Navy, on the location of the Ez-Zoubia bordj built in, is an architectural ensemble comprising four buildings of the colour of sand. The first, the most interesting of the quality of its architecture and decoration, was the palace of the ra. The pierced walls of a multitude of small windows are covered with colourful mosaics reminiscent of the luxury and refinement of a detail Ottoman era. The sculpted ceilings are beautiful. The second, simpler building welcomed the farmer's farmer while the last part was a set of small buildings for the sailors and fishermen. The palace became at the beginning of the French occupation the residence of the counter-admiral in charge of the management of the port, the American consulate, the residence of the Duke of Aumale and the library before being abandoned and looted after 1962. Saved from imminent destruction, it has been restored to host temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.
