The Central Post Office of Casablanca (, ) is a post office on Boulevard de Paris and Hassan II Boulevard in

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

, Morocco. It was designed by

Adrien Laforgue Adrien is a given name and surname, and the French spelling for the name Adrian. It is also the masculine form of the feminine name Adrienne. It may refer to: People Given name * Adrien Auzout (1622–1691), French astronomer * Adrien Baillet (1 ...

in an architectural style described as "" and was constructed from 1918 to 1920 under the French Protectorate.

History

It was the first building completed at the (now Muhammad V Square).

Architecture

Albert Laprade described the building as "paradigmatic in every respect; it is clear, concise, and practical and will make any Frenchman turn green with envy." File:Joseph_Marrast,_general_plan_for_the_Place_Administrative_1920.jpg, Joseph Marrast's 1920 plan for the ''Place Administrative'', with the "Hotel des Postes" marked in the lower center File:Adrien_Laforgue,_central_post_office_public_entrance.jpg, The public entrance design drawing by architect Laforgue File:Casablanca Post Office Mosaic.jpg, Post boxes, labeled in Arabic and French, in the mosaic façade of the public entrance

References

Buildings and structures in Casablanca Post office buildings Moorish Revival architecture {{Morocco-struct-stub