The real setting, with a modeled interpretation.

The background uses 24,363 mapped building footprints and 7,027 road and path features around Mohammadia, Algiers. Its position and scale are aligned to the mapped prayer hall and minaret.

Map data

Download the scene's map and terrain data.

The mapped area covers 36.700–36.775° N and 3.095–3.185° E. It includes the mosque campus, nearby Mohammadia neighborhoods, the N11 interchange, the El Harrach river, the marina, and the exhibition grounds.

Terrain

Terrain Tiles, accessed 10 October 2026 through the AWS Open Data registry. SRTM and GMTED2010 terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; ETOPO1 data from NOAA. See the provider attribution.

The elevation grid is resampled to the scene. The immediate mosque campus is flattened to meet the existing architectural model. This is a visual reconstruction, not a survey.

Visual references

Google Maps satellite view, inspected 10 October 2026. The capture dates of individual imagery tiles were not available. No Google imagery or 3D data is included in this site.
KSP Engel: Great Mosque, Algiers, architectural plans and photographs.
CNIC: development of the western zone, campus landscape reference.

What is approximate

833 buildings have mapped height or storey counts. The other heights use building-type estimates. Facades, colors, window spacing, vegetation, and bridge elevations are illustrative. OpenStreetMap coverage can contain omissions or outdated features; this is not a claim that every building is surveyed or current.

Nearby context buildings fade around the camera during the opening view so they do not hide the mosque. They return during the flight. The original mosque, portrait framing, and scroll journey remain custom geometry.