Architecture in Algeria

thumb|A wall covered in zellīj at the Ben Youssef Madrasa in Marrakesh Zellij (), also spelled zillij or zellige, is a style of mosaic tilework made from individually hand-chiseled tile pieces. The pieces were typically of different colours and fitted together to form various patterns on the basis of tessellations, most notably elaborate Islamic geometric motifs such as radiating star patterns composed of various polygons. This form of Islamic art is one of the main characteristics of architecture in the western Islamic world. It is found in the architecture of Morocco, the architecture of Alg

architecture within Algeria

building style of the 10th to 12th centuries