The new Djamaa El Djazair Mosque of Algiers is a huge construction project located in the eastern part of the capital city of Algeria. It will feature the world’s tallest minaret with a height of 265m. Further to this, the large complex will be able to accommodate as many as 120,000 worshippers.

For the main mosque’s building, Dextra supplied its Tension Bar Systems to China State Construction Engineering Corporation, the main contractor on this project. In total, those are more than 800 structural tension bar assemblies with diameters ranging from M16 to M56 which are being used for the cross-bracing of the roofing structure in the domed prayer room.

Each tension rod is painted in white to match the interior design of the mosque. Bracing discs (top left picture) add to the special architectonic finish of the structure.

For the building and minaret construction, Dextra also supplied its popular Bartec coupler solution, also available in Algeria through our network of distributors. consult our Paris office for more information.