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 Augustine of Hippo

dedicatee

 Annaba

church

Algeria

Box 16 - International Tangier

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glass plate negative

Town Landscape 

Basilique Saint-Augustin d'Annaba

Saint Augustine Basilica

Translated

Église Saint-Augustin d'Annaba

Alternate

Lalla Bouna (Notre-Dame d’Hippone)

Vernacular

بازيليكا القديس أوغسطينوس

Alternate Names: Colonial français, Colonial francés Began with the French colonization in North America in the 16th century and ended in 1980 with the independence of Vanuatu.&nbsp; <blockquote>Refers to the style of artistic production in French colonies featuring a combination of French and native characteristics.</blockquote> Getty Vocabularies, <a href="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300107024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300107024</a>

Basilique Saint-Augustin d'AnnabaAnnaba, Algeria

Basilique Saint-Augustin d'Annaba
Annaba, Algeria