HASSAN II MOSQUE
Guided tour to discover a remarkable mosque in Casablanca, the third ...Read more
SACRED HEART CHURCH
A remarkable church, with superb bell towers, built by the architect Paul ...Read more
NOTRE-DAME-DE-LOURDES CHURCH OF CASABLANCA
Read moreThis large church built near the district of Habous dates back to 1953, three years before the independence of Morocco. In the 1950 s, the city had around 450 000 foreigners from the Christian faith. Today, African students studying in Morocco constitute the majority of the faithful. Throughout the imposing concrete nave, stained glass windows were made by the master verrier of Chartres, Gabriel Loire. The series opens on a scene of the Apocalypse of Saint John, and then declines the themes related to the cult of the Immaculate Conception. Originality lies in the mix of performances of biblical scenes and historical episodes: a thesis of a Franciscan at the Sorbonne about the Virgin Mary, victory of the naval battle of Léparte dedicated to the Virgin… A set of stained glass windows that is worth looking at for the liveliness of its colors and the originality of its iconography.