Construction du Quartier ďIsly au XIXe siècle. Naissance et formation de la première ville française fondée à Alger (1840–1900)
Construction of Quartier ďIsly in the 19th century. Birth and formation of the first French city founded in Algiers (1840–1900)

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the process of urban formation of the first French city built ex nihilo and intramural in Algiers between 1840 and 1900. The study of the literature produced on the subject and the analysis of graphic and photographic documents have made it possible to identify and describe the different phases of urban development in the Quartier d'Isly. Examination of the process of urban formation revealed a continuous intermittence in the urban development of the city throughout the second half of the 19th century. This study also shows that the Quartier d'Isly was formed by separate urban fragments. These were built around the major urban operations carried out between 1840 and 1900. This is due to the military ubiquity in the city, on the one hand, and the absence of a complete and coherent urban project, on the other. At the turn of the 19th century, the military enclosure was dismantled and the Quartier d'Isly became the urban center of the city of Algiers in the 20th century.

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