Zanqat Cadi Chraibi
Laprade, Albert; Cadet, Auguste; Brion, Edmond; Bendahan, Haim; Michaud, Paul
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Alternative Titles
Quartier de Habous
Nouvelle Ville Indigène
Rue Cadi Chraibi
Hay al-Habus
Medina al-Habous
Nouvelle Ville
Zankat Cadi Chraibi
Date
1912-1935Description
Conceived by French architects to house the growing indigenous population of Casablanca, this neighborhood was built on land donated by a Jewish merchant, Haïm Bendahan to the administration of Habous endowments. It came out of the urban planning of Henri Prost in 1915 to accommodate the large numbers of North African immigrants into the city.
A residential street in the Habous known for its arches and doorways. detail, corner molding on Zanqat Cadi Chraibi, 1993
Type of Work
Street; NeighborhoodSubject
Arcades, Arches, Urban planning, City and town life, Casablanca (Morocco), Medinas, Islamic cities and towns, Architecture --Morocco, Neighborhoods, Waqf, Berbers, Land use, Urban, Architecture, Domestic --Morocco, City planning, Architecture, Colonial, Architecture, French colonial, City planning --Morocco, Maghreb, Stucco, Decoration and ornament, Architectural --Morocco, Moldings
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