Church of Notre Dame of Lourdes. INCREDIBLE STAINED GLASS! - Casablanca Morocco - ECTV

Описание: Notre-Dame de Lourdes Church (French: Église Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes de Casablanca) is a Roman Catholic church in modernist style in Casablanca, Morocco.[1][2] It was built in 1954 by architect Achille Dangleterre and engineer Gaston Zimmer.

The main attraction of Notre-Dame de Lourdes church is the glasswork of world-famous stained glass artist Gabriel Loire.[3] Its long concrete entrance is also noteworthy.[2]


Casablanca (Arabic: الدار البيضاء al-Dār al-Baīḍā, Berber: ⴰⵏⴼⴰ Anfa) is a city in western Morocco, capital of the Casablanca-Settat region. It is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, 80 km south of Rabat, the administrative capital. It is the largest city in Morocco, as well as its main port. In the 2014 census it registered a population of 4,270,750 inhabitants. It is considered the economic and commercial center of Morocco, while the political capital is the city of Rabat.

Casablanca is home to the headquarters and main Moroccan industrial facilities, as well as international companies based in Morocco. Industrial statistics show that Casablanca maintains its historical position as the country's main industrial zone. The port of Casablanca is one of the largest man-made ports in the world and the largest port in North Africa[1][2] It is also the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy.

The city has an important modern architectural heritage, due to the architectural diversity it experienced during the 20th century.

Origin of the name
Casablanca owes its name to the fact that, in the past, the Portuguese sailors who coasted this place identified it by a small white house located on the hill of Anfa, "a casa branca". The fact that the current toponym, Casablanca in most languages, is in Spanish, seems to be due to the period in which both crowns were united. Usually and colloquially the locals call the city House.

Anfa is the original indigenous name and means "hill" in the Berber language. This name is now used to refer to the old quarters of the historic city.


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