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Marius Boyer
Marius Germinal Boyer (22 September 1885, Marseille24 December 1947, Casablanca) was a French architect active in Casablanca, Morocco. Biography Marius Boyer was admitted to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1904. He was a student of and ascended to the in 1904 and to the class in 1908. At the time, students had to ascend from the to the . He won the in 1910, and he earned his diploma around 1913. He moved to Casablanca, then under the authority of the French Protectorate in Morocco, where he worked with Jean Balois. He worked as a professor of architecture at . Notable works Some of his important projects include the Glawi Building (1922), the La Vigie Marocaine, ''Vigie Marocaine'' Building (1924), the Lévy-Bendayan Building (1928), the Wilaya Building of Casablanca (1928-1936), the Assayag Building, Moses Assayag Building (1930-1932), the Hotel Transatlantique (c. 1932), the (1934), Cinema Vox (Casablanca), Cinema Vox (c. 1935), and the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilaya Building
The Wilaya Building ( Hall of the Wilaya (Province) of Grand Casablanca, locally known as or just ) is the building that houses the administration of Grand Casablanca. It was designed by Marius Boyer and built from 1928-1937 during the French protectorate in Morocco, French Protectorate in Morocco. The building is located at Muhammad V Square in central Casablanca, Morocco, and it remains an emblematic building of the Architecture of Casablanca, city's architecture. History At the request of Hubert Lyautey, plans for an ''Hôtel de Ville'' were first drafted by Henri Prost in 1914, early on in the French protectorate in Morocco, French Protectorate in Morocco, and then further developed in 1920. It was Marius Boyer, however, who ultimately won the administrative building's design competition in 1927. Construction started in 1928 and finished in 1937. Architecture The facade of the building is composed of a series of austere stone columns that surround the entrance. Above th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Deaths
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act comes into effect. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solved. * January 16 – Vincent Auriol is inaugurated as president of France. * January 19 – Ferry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Births
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anfa Hotel
Anfa (Berber language: ''Anfa'' or ''Anaffa'', ⴰⵏⴼⴰ; ar, أنفا; es, Anafe; pt, Anafé) was the ancient toponym for Casablanca during the classical period. The city was founded by Berbers around the 10th century BC, with the Romans under Augustus later establishing the commercial port of "Anfus" in 15 BC. Anfa is now the name of a district in the oldest part of Casablanca, located in the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco. The district covers an area of 37.5 square kilometres (14.5 square miles), and as of 2004 had 492,787 inhabitants. Roman Anfa The area which is today Casablanca was founded and settled by the Berbers by about the 10th century BC.''Casablanca'' - |
Cinema Vox (Casablanca)
Cinema Vox was a 20th-century movie theater in Casablanca, Morocco. It was designed by Marius Boyer and completed in 1935, under the French Protectorate. It was considered one of the largest movie theaters in Africa. Architecture It had three stacked balconies and could seat up to 2,000 spectators. It also had a foldaway ceiling, allowing the audience to enjoy the cool air of the evening. The building had the shape of a "cubic mass," which matched the Magasins Paris-Maroc Building next-door. The architecture of the Vox continued to serve as a reference for movie theaters built after independence. Location It was located at Louis Gentil Square, now part of United Nations Square. Miscellaneous Nass El Ghiwane Nass El Ghiwane () are a musical group established in 1970 in Casablanca, Morocco. The group, which originated in avant-garde political theater, has played an influential role in Moroccan chaabi (or ''shaabi''). Nass El Ghiwane were the first ... had a breakth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-Arts
The Beaux-Arts de Paris is a French ''grande école'' whose primary mission is to provide high-level arts education and training. This is classical and historical School of Fine Arts in France. The art school, which is part of the Paris Sciences et Lettres University, is located on two sites: Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, and Saint-Ouen. The Parisian institution is made up of a complex of buildings located at 14 rue Bonaparte, between the quai Malaquais and the rue Bonaparte. This is in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, just across the Seine from the Louvre museum. The school was founded in 1648 by Charles Le Brun as the famed French academy ''Académie de peinture et de sculpture''. In 1793, at the height of the French Revolution, the institutes were suppressed. However, in 1817, following the Bourbon Restoration, it was revived under a changed name after merging with the Académie d'architecture. Held under the King's tutelage until 1863, an imperial decree on Novemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vigie Marocaine
(1908–1971) was a francophone daily newspaper published by in Casablanca, Morocco. It became one of the most important French publications in the period of the French Protectorate. History Following the bombardment and military invasion and occupation of Casablanca in 1907, a French daily called was established by a reporter for the Parisian newspaper ''Le Matin'' on November 28, 1908, at the behest of General Albert d'Amade, "for the defense of the interests of and the extension of the influence of France". With a conservative, colonial editorial line that rejected any notion of Moroccan sovereignty and supported the idea of making Morocco an extension of French Algeria. In 1912 in its 682nd issue, the newspaper published:"" "To hell with the political essays, the international apprehensions, and the endorsements of regimes. Among those who have not yet ratified the establishment of the protectorate, Morocco should be considered French. This coming 14th of July will b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
