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The Ketchaoua mosque in the Casbah had been standing for over 200 years before the French converted it into the Cathedral of St. Philippe in 1845; French emperor Napoloen III took mass on its opening in 1860. It was converted back into a mosque in 1962, precisely 102 years later.
LOCATION: Algiers
DATE: Sun, 08/11/2009
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