Architecture in Casablanca Photo Gallery by Susan at pbase.com

Architecture in Casablanca

Casablanca is famous for its neo-Mauresque architecture, a product blend of French colonial and traditional Moroccan styles, is well represented in the public buildings around the Place Mohammed V.

Four monumental public buildings dominate the square: (1) the Grande Poste, (2) the Wilaya (Prefecture), with its clock tower, (3) the Palais de Justice, with elaborately tiled courtyards, and (4) the Banque d'Etat.

Other examples of exotic themes by European architects, combined with local craftsmanship, are seen in particular along the Boulevard Mohammed V and in the surrounding streets, where carved facades abound, with striking grille work on balconies.

Cathedrale du Sacre Coeur (1930s)	exterior is dominated by 3 rows of descending buttresses with gargoyles		incredible stained glass windows behind the alter
stained glass	stained glass	the Cathedrale is now used as an exhibition hall	Grand Poste (1918) has a loggia of semicircular arches and zellij tilework
fronted by arches and stone columns and decorated with bold mosaics	Ancienne Prefecture (old police headquarters, 1930)	wrought-iron balconies	twin columns
Palais de Justice (law courts, 1925)
		the classic Centre Immobilier
	Le Princiere Salon de The	the huge stone crown
pedestrian zone aroung Rue Indriss Lahrizi
		Musee d'Architecture
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			Hotel Lincoln - an art deco masterpiece built in 1916, lies in ruins
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	Central Market
just like a wedding cake
	post office near Central Market
	water tower clock

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