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View of Algiers - The Admiralty vault

Vault of the Admiralty Djamaâ Djedid overlooks one of the gates of the old fortress, Bab El B'har (sea gate), which leads to the Admiralty, once famous for its vault from which the goods of Christian traders subject to customs taxes entered. It was the gate for guests and foreign sailors. As for the natives coming from Mitidja and Kabylia, their access door was Bab Azzoun, to the south of the city, and which owes its name to Azzoun, condemned to death by the Regency and executed by impalement on a hook fixed above the door.