Casablanca Clock Tower
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The Casablanca Clock Tower (Arabic: برج الساعة بالدار البيضاء, French: Tour de l'horloge de Casablanca) is a clock tower in Casablanca, Morocco. Located in United Nations Square, the tower is a 1993 reproduction of one of the oldest French-built structures in the city. The original tower was built in 1909 by the French commander Charles Martial Joseph Dessigny, and designed by Le Capitaine du Génie Bouillot,[1] as an identical copy of one he had built in Aïn Séfra when stationed there previously.[2][3][4][5]
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Casablanca Clock Tower | |
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برج الساعة بالدار البيضاء Tour de l'horloge de Casablanca | |
The clock tower built in 1993, imitating the form of the original built 1909 and demolished in 1948. | |
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Coordinates | 33°35′49″N 7°37′02″W |
Completed | 1909 |
Relocated | 1993 |
Demolished | 1948 |
Height | 20 m |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Capitaine du Génie Bouillot |
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It was demolished May 1948.[5] The current tower is an almost identical copy rebuilt nearby in 1993.