Bouteflika’s mosque seen as monument to megalomania in Algeria

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Mon, 2019-04-15 04:24

ALGIERS: Algeria’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika may be gone, but his unfinished Great Mosque of Algiers looms large as a symbol of his 20-year reign and, many say, his megalomania.
Built with the nation’s vast oil wealth, the monument on the Bay of Algiers will be the world’s third biggest mosque and Africa’s largest, also boasting the tallest minaret anywhere at 265 meters (870 feet).
From his car, Kader, a resident of the capital, looked at the impressive structure and conceded that “it’s true that it’s beautiful.”