That inscription also attributes its construction to al-Hajj Habib, a Janissary governor of the Algiers region appointed by the Ottoman imperial administration in Constantinople.

[3] Djamaa el Djedid: Ottoman patronage directed the structure in terms of both the layout and the decoration.

[4] The stone structure of the mosque is completely whitewashed on its exterior, including the domes, resulting in a unified white appearance.

One of the only hints of colour on the exterior is the thin line of tile trimming the decorative rampart on the mosque's walls facing the Place des Martyrs.

Though most of the mosque reveals a clear Ottoman influence, the minaret is based almost entirely on traditional North African square models.