Cinema Vox was a 20th-century
movie theater in
Casablanca,
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
.
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 breakthrough concert at Cinema Vox.
References
Buildings and structures in Casablanca
20th century in Morocco
Cinemas and movie theaters
Architecture in Morocco
Cinema of Morocco
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