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The '''Arab League Park''' ({{Lang-ar|حديقة جامعة الدول العربية}}) is an [[urban park]] in [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]]. It is located in the center of the city, west of Hassan II Boulevard, east of Roudani Boulevard and Algiers Street, and south east of the [[Casablanca Cathedral|Church of the Sacred Heart]]. The park covers 30 acres of land, and is bisected by Moulay Youssef Boulevard. {{As of|2019}}, it remains officially closed to the public after renovations started March 2016, though it was expected to open September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leconomiste.com/article/1018715-parc-ligue-arabe-ouverture-en-mars-2018|title=Parc Ligue arabe: Ouverture en mars 2018|date=2017-10-13|website=L'Economiste|language=fr|access-date=2019-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.casa-amenagement.ma/fr/nos-projets/parc-de-la-ligue-arabe|title=Parc de la Ligue Arabe {{!}} casa-amenagement.ma|website=casa-amenagement.ma|access-date=2019-05-22}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The French architect and urban planner [[Albert Laprade]] was appointed to redesign the central park of the city under the supervision of [[Henri Prost]] in 1913. It was named ''Parc Lyautey'' in honor of [[Hubert Lyautey]], the first French ''[[List of French residents-general in Morocco|résident général]]'' in Morocco. |
The French architect and urban planner [[Albert Laprade]] was appointed to redesign the central park of the city under the supervision of [[Henri Prost]] in 1913. It was named ''Parc Lyautey'' in honor of [[Hubert Lyautey]], the first French ''[[List of French residents-general in Morocco|résident général]]'' in Morocco. |
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''Parc Yasmina'', an amusement park, was established on Moulay Youssef Boulevard in the 1950's, but it had fallen into disrepair and abandon by the time renovations started. |
''Parc Yasmina'', an amusement park, was established on Moulay Youssef Boulevard in the 1950's, but it had fallen into disrepair and abandon by the time renovations started. |
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== Cost of |
== Cost of 2016–2019 renovations == |
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The cost of the park renovations |
The cost of the park renovations 2016–present is estimated at 100 million [[Moroccan dirham]]s. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 16:14, 2 September 2019
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| حديقة جامعة الدول العربية | |
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| Standort | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Coordinates | 33°35′19″N 7°37′27″W / 33.58861°N 7.62417°W |
| Created | 1913 |
| Designer | Albert Laprade |
The Arab League Park (Arabic: حديقة جامعة الدول العربية) is an urban park in Casablanca, Morocco. It is located in the center of the city, west of Hassan II Boulevard, east of Roudani Boulevard and Algiers Street, and south east of the Church of the Sacred Heart. The park covers 30 acres of land, and is bisected by Moulay Youssef Boulevard. As of 2019[update], it remains officially closed to the public after renovations started March 2016, though it was expected to open September 2018.[1][2]
History
The French architect and urban planner Albert Laprade was appointed to redesign the central park of the city under the supervision of Henri Prost in 1913. It was named Parc Lyautey in honor of Hubert Lyautey, the first French résident général in Morocco.
Lyautey moved some arches from the old Portuguese prison, also known as the Prison of Anfa, east toward what is now Hassan II Boulevard, to decorate the park, serving as a support for a pergola.[3]
Parc Yasmina, an amusement park, was established on Moulay Youssef Boulevard in the 1950's, but it had fallen into disrepair and abandon by the time renovations started.
Cost of 2016–2019 renovations
The cost of the park renovations 2016–present is estimated at 100 million Moroccan dirhams.
References
- ^ "Parc Ligue arabe: Ouverture en mars 2018". L'Economiste (in French). 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ^ "Parc de la Ligue Arabe | casa-amenagement.ma". casa-amenagement.ma. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ^ Adam, André (1968). Histoire de Casablanca: des origines à 1914. Aix-en-Provence: Ophrys. p. 59.