Annaba Things to Do

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This is one of important church in all Algeria and an icon of the city on Annaba, it's shown from almost all the city because it is built on a hill, it's well maintained and protected and this shows that it's not forbiden for this christian monument to be an icon of a muslim city in a muslim country.

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There is a lot of things to see and to do in Annaba, you can just walk in its streets and see its old building date from the colonial period, relax and take a cafe in 'Cours' square, take a walk on the corniche, visit and shop in its local colorful markets, or go to the beach to enjoy the sun and the sand.

Higher along the Cours de la R?volution, this other building is more difficult to look at as its basement is hidden by the trees that line the Boulevard. Its top is a terrace and the balustrade of the terrace is adorned by amphorae, painted in white.

Another building stands a hundred meters away, also in front of the harbor. It was obviously built in the same period. It is much larger but more sober and has very little décor. I have not found any information about the history of these building but I keep searching. I would not be surprised if at one time it had been a hotel.

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Two traditional Berber chests have been given recently to the cathedral. They both are built with strong and tall legs.

The one on the first photo is richly decorated in red and golden.

The one on the second photo is older. It can be several centuries old. It is decorated with carvings, directly on the dark cedar wood.

A wooden statue of the Virgin with the baby Jesus is standing in the nave. On the left, the photo shows it as a profile, while on the right, it shows it from front. It is delicately carved in a hard wood that seems to be cedar.

After Saint Augustin's death, his body was kept in Hippone but when the city was taken by the Moslems, believers brought it to Sardinia. When Sardinia was taken by the Saracens, king Luiprand of Lombardy took it to Genoa and than to Pavia.
Mgr Dupuch, the first bishop of Algiers, obtained from pope Gregory XVI the right cubitus of Saint Augustin. It was brought back to Bône on October 28th 1848 and is now kept as a relic in a stone coffin,

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The pulpit stands in the middle of the church, in the twilight (first photo)

The second and third photos shows that it is made of marble of various colors and of various origins.

Enlarge the last photo to see better a piece of red marble with amazing designe, framed by white marble from Carrara and topped by green marble.

This pulpit is a wonder and a masterpiece.