I noted two lighthouses ago that I would make the lighthouses of Algeria a short series, and here's the second one. It's a historic lighthouse -- also inactive -- but definitely a landmark on the coast of the city of Algiers.
You can find it here (on a map).
The Lighthouse Directory tells us this about it:
"1834 (station established before 1700). Inactive since the 1920s or 1930s. 16 m (52 ft) 12-sided cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery rising from a 12-sided building. Lighthouse painted white, lantern black. The Peñon is a 16th century fortress at the center of the Amirauté (Admiralty), a complex of historic buildings on what was originally several small islands just off the coast."
If I was to visit Algiers (unlikely), I would try to see this.
The pictures I found:
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