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City of Casablanca

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1.98 MB

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Creator(s)
Islamic, Moroccan
Time period
creation date: established as a Berber settlement, before 683, other date: beginning of Muslim rule, 683, destruction date: by the Portuguese, 1468, creation date: rebuilt by the Portuguese as Casa Branca, 1515, destruction date: earthquake, 1755, creation date: rebuilt, late 18th century, other date: occupied by the French, 1907, other date: French protectorate, 1912-1956
Location
Site: Casablanca (Casablanca-Anfa prefecture, Morocco)
Cultural context
Islamic
Moroccan
Description
TGN Note: Located on Atlantic Ocean; original town was destroyed by Portuguese in 15th cen.; flourished in 18th cen.; occupied by French 1907; was crucial strategic site in WW II; was seat of Anglo-United States summit in 1943; today is economic capital of Morocco.
exterior, view of downtown, 1978
Work type
City
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Rights
(c) TAC, The Architects Collaborative, Inc.
Access rights
All rights reserved
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