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The Grand Theatre of Rabat. The Grand Theatre of Rabat (French: Grand Théâtre de Rabat; Arabic: المسرح الكبير للرباط, lit. 'The Great Theatre of Rabat') [1] is a large performing arts center in Rabat, the capital city of Morocco. The building is designed by Zaha Hadid and her architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects. The ...
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The mosque occupies a visually prominent position on Avenue Mohammed V, one of the main boulevards of downtown Rabat. [1] Just west and south of it is the Royal Palace.The building has a nearly square floor plan measuring roughly 74 meters per side with a surface area of 5565 metres, making it the fourth largest historic mosque in Morocco.
'mosque of the cobblers'), is the largest Friday mosque within the historic Andalusian medina of Rabat (i.e. the district north of the Andalusian walls, along Avenue Hassan II today) in Morocco. The mosque is located at the intersection of the streets of Souk Sebbat and Rue Bab Chellah ("Street of the Chellah Gate"). [1]
The Mnebhi Palace in Fez was the first seat of the resident-general following the signature in that same building of the Treaty of Fes on 30 March 1912. Later in 1912, the residence moved to the palatial complex formed in Fez by Dar Batha and Dar el-Beida, and remained in Dar al-Beida in 1915 while Dar Batha was repurposed as a museum.
The 'Alawi sultans and kings have maintained a palace in Rabat since the 18th-century reign of sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah, who used Rabat as one of his imperial residences and renovated royal palaces in other cities. [2] [1] The current building was built in 1864 by Mohammed IV to replace the older palace. [1]
More recently, some 21st-century examples of major or prestigious architecture projects include the extension of Marrakesh's Menara Airport (completed in 2008), [58] the National Library of Morocco in Rabat (2008), the award-winning High-Speed Train Station in Kenitra (opened in 2018), [59] [60] the Finance City Tower in Casablanca (completed ...
'great gate'), [5] [6] is the monumental gate of the Kasbah of the Udayas in Rabat, Morocco. The gate, built in the late 12th century, is located at the northwest corner of the Kasbah, uphill from the medina of Rabat. It is often cited as one of the most beautiful gates of Almohad and Moroccan architecture. [7] [6] [8] [9]