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Villa Susini

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Villa Susini, also known as Villa Sésini, is a building in the El Madania district of Algiers, Algeria, originally constructed by the notary Alexandre Sésini and designated a natural monument in 1926. The building housed the German consulate in 1927, but it became infamous during the Algerian War of Independence as a detention and interrogation site used by French forces against Algerian militants. After Algerian independence the villa briefly served as the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and was later used, with Cuban coordination, to train Latin American revolutionaries. The Algerian Ministry of Culture placed the villa under official cultural heritage protection in April 2016.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
El Madania, Algeria 2
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
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Has Building Type

Villa, Concepts

In Style

Moorish Revival Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Villa Susini (Wikidata)

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
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Concrete, Elements and Materials
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Steel, Architectural Materials
Source Villa Susini (Wikidata)
Stone, Architectural Materials
Source Villa Susini (Wikidata)
Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Villa Susini (Wikipedia)
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Located In

Algeria

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Source Villa Susini (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Villa Susini (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Susini, lead definition
    The villa Sésini (often improperly spelt Susini) is a former torture center established in El Madania (ex-Salombier) during the Algerian war in the city of Algiers.
  • History
    It housed after independence for a time, the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). After the independence of Algeria, the Villa Susini was used, in coordination with Cuba, for the military training of Latin American revolutionaries.
  • Uses Element: Timber, infobox material field: concrete, steel, iron, stone, brick, wood
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2. Villa Susini (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
    Wikidata item Q1195633, instance of (P31): villa
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: El Madania, Algeria
    Wikidata item Q1195633, property P131/P17 (location): El Madania, Algeria
  • Uses Element: Concrete, Infobox material field: concrete, steel, iron, stone, brick, wood
  • Uses Element: Steel, Infobox material field: concrete, steel, iron, stone, brick, wood
  • Uses Element: Stone, Infobox material field: concrete, steel, iron, stone, brick, wood
  • Uses Element: Brick, Infobox material field: concrete, steel, iron, stone, brick, wood
  • In Style: Moorish Revival Architecture, Wikidata P149
    architectural style: Moorish Revival architecture
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Wikidata: Villa Susini
Wikidata Q1195633, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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