Martyr's Memorial - Algeria

City view

The Maqam Echahid is an iconic memorial overlooking Algiers. It was built to commemorate the Algerian War for Independence, which was traumatic for this country. It is pretty much a concrete structure...

City view

The Maqam Echahid is an iconic memorial overlooking Algiers. It was built to commemorate the Algerian War for Independence, which was traumatic for this country. It is pretty much a concrete structure...

The icon of Algiers

We just visited outside the monument and skipped the museum. Some areas under the monument were off limit to visitors. A place you need to visit. We took a short ride on the cable car from Le Jardin D...

The icon of Algiers

We just visited outside the monument and skipped the museum. Some areas under the monument were off limit to visitors. A place you need to visit. We took a short ride on the cable car from Le Jardin D...

More than just concrete!

I visited the Monument des Martyrs in Algiers at sunset and it was stunning. Some say it's just concrete, but that's like calling the Eiffel Tower just iron. It's more than that. The museum next to it...