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Produce for sale at the Central Market in Casablanca. Fresh seafood for sale at the Central Market in Casablanca. The market is characterized by its Neo-Mauresque architectural style. Among its most prominent features is its large gateway, imitating styles of gates in Morocco's imperial cities: Marrakesh, Fes, Rabat, and Meknes.
Royal Palace of Casablanca, erected in the mid-1920s on a design by architects Louis-Paul Pertuzio and Félix-Joseph Pertuzio with garden landscaping by Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier [2]: 55 Dar Es Salam Palace, Rabat, created by Sultan Mohammed V; Royal Palace of Ifrane, created by Sultan Mohammed V in the 1930s; [1] [3]
Casablanca, Morocco's economic capital, has a rich urban history and is home to many notable buildings in a variety of styles. Throughout the 20th century, architecture and urban development in Casablanca evolved in a way that was simultaneously specific to the city's contexts, and consonant with international ideas.
South of Casablanca is Mazagan - Situated near El Jadida on the Atlantic coast. This Azur Plan resort was launched in late 2007 and will include a casino, two 18-hole golf courses, over 15 km of beach and several hotels and luxury properties.
Michel Écochard was appointed Director of the Service de l’Urbanisme et de l’Architecture of French Morocco in 1946. Following a multidisciplinary study of the nation's housing needs, Écochard established a plan to develop a number of housing projects for the working poor at the outskirts of Morocco's major cities. Écochard conceived of a substantial program that included a specially ...
Casablanca also hosts the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy. Casablanca is a significant financial centre, ranking 54th globally in the September 2023 Global Financial Centres Index rankings, between Brussels and Rome. [5] The Casablanca Stock Exchange is Africa's third-largest in terms of market capitalization, as of December 2022 ...
Casablanca is a port city on the Atlantic coast of western Morocco. Casablanca is Morocco's biggest city, principal port, and economic capital. The town of Casablanca was founded in 1515. It was an important strategic port during World War II and hosted the Anglo-American Summit in 1943. The city is served by Mohammed V International Airport ...
Twentieth-century scholar George Marçais, in his overview of architecture in the region, divided the architecture of later Moroccan houses into three general categories: the houses of Fes, Meknes, and northern Morocco; the houses of Marrakesh and southern Morocco; and the houses of Rabat, Salé, and the western coastal cities. [3]: 398, 403