Notre-Dame de Lourdes Church
Église Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes de Casablanca
33°34′57.9″N 7°36′56.9″W / 33.582750°N 7.615806°W / 33.582750; -7.615806
AddressCasablanca
CountryMorocco
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusChurch
Founded1954
Architecture
Architect(s)Achille Dangleterre
Architectural typeChurch
StyleModernist

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

Stained glass

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.[4]

References

  1. "L'Église Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes de Casablanca raconte son histoire". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  2. "Reportage/ Casablanca : la belle ambiance de la Messe de Noël à Notre-dame de Lourdes". 2M (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. "Casablanca guide book". Morocco.FalkTime. 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  4. "Church of Notre-Dame de Lourdes | Casablanca, Morocco Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
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