A statue in homage to the Rais Ali Betchine (Aldo Piccinin), made in Italy with Massa marble, will soon be at the Arts Center of the Palais des Raïs.

The inauguration will match the anniversary of the 400 years Ali Bitchin mosque’s construction, on March 04, 2022.

The sculpture representing Ali Betchine and his wife Lallahom Belkadi, Princess of Koukou, tells the story of the young Italian slave, captured in the sixteenth century in Tuscany, who was adopted in Algiers, converted to Islam, and soon became a major figure in Algeria’s history.