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Jama es Sounna

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Creator(s)
Moroccan, Islamic
architect: Albert Laprade (French, 1883-1978), architect: Adrien Laforgue (Uruguayan, 1871-1952), architect: Henri Prost (French, 1874-1959), landscape architect: Jean Claude Nicolas Forestier (French, 1861-1930)
Time period
creation date: 1785/1199 AH, restoration date: 1864/1281 AH, restoration date: during reign of Moulay Youssef, restoration date: during reign of Hassan II, alteration date: minaret rebuilt, 1970/1390 AH
creation date: Protectorate Period construction, ca. 1914-1932, other date: launch of tramway, May 23, 2011
Location
Site: Rabat (Rabat-Salé, Wilaya de, Morocco)
Cultural context
Moroccan
Berber
Islamic
Description
White walls enclose a courtyard; green tiled roofs and green tilework around window openings; minaret (Andalucian style, similar to Seville); horseshoe-arched entry portal with elaborate stone carving. built by Mohammed ben Adallah (Muhammad bin Adullah) at the end of the 18th C; restored by King Hassan II (reg 1961-1999) [Pickens and Saharoff]This is the main artery of Rabat, running from intersecting Avenue Laalou in the north, where one of the city gates was demolished, and ending at the Jamaa Al-Souna in the South. It encompasses what used to be known as rue el Gza, Bab Jdid and Bab Teben, avenue Dar el Makhzen, cours Lyautey and avenue des Touarga. A primarily residential area, it became the administrative center of Morocco under the French protectorate. It runs through the old Medina and the Ville Nouvelle and was conceived by city planners working under Marshal Lyautey as a means to join the traditional and modern parts of the city. The first commercial construction began in 1915, and it became an administrative center when construction started buildings for the operations of the French authorities. The Parliament, Central Bank, main strain station, Central Post Office, are all found along this street, in between gardens, cafes, palm trees and shopping. In the Protectorate era a tram ran the length of the Avenue. A new system was restored to the Avenue in 2011.
general view, view from Sahhat Mohammed V (Mohammed V Square) of mixed-use building on corner of Zankat Abou Inan, minaret of Jama es Sounna in distance, 1993
Work type
Mosque
Avenue
Medium
brick
stone
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Rights
(c) 1993 Ahmet Ersoy
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