Casablanca Cathedral
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Casablanca Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral
located in Casablanca
, Morocco
. It was built in 1930. It ceased to function as a church in 1956, after the independence of Morocco, and became a cultural center and is open to visitors.
The cathedral was designed by French architect Paul Tournon
, using the Neo-Gothic
style.
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
located in Casablanca
Casablanca
Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. It was built in 1930. It ceased to function as a church in 1956, after the independence of Morocco, and became a cultural center and is open to visitors.
The cathedral was designed by French architect Paul Tournon
Paul Tournon
Paul Tournon was a French architect. He was born in Marseille and died in Paris.He was an architect in chief of many French civil buildings and national palaces, and a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts....
, using the Neo-Gothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style.