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St. Peter's Cathedral () is a
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located at Golan Square (''Place du Golan'') in downtown
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. It was erected in the early 20th century in the
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style. The
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is dedicated to
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, and is the ecclesiastical seat of the Archdiocese of Rabat. Construction of the cathedral began in 1919, and its chief architect was
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. The cathedral was inaugurated by Resident-General
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in 1921. The two towers of the cathedral were added in the 1930s. The cathedral is operational and Mass is celebrated daily.


Images

كاتدرائية القديس بطرس.jpg, Interior. كاتدرائية القديس بطرس 1.jpg, Choir. كاتدرائية القديس بطرس 2.jpg, Close-up of the
Art Deco Art Deco, short for the French (), is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design that first Art Deco in Paris, appeared in Paris in the 1910s just before World War I and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920 ...
floor. كاتدرائية القديس بطرس 3.jpg, Side Altar. كاتدرائية القديس بطرس 4.jpg, Confessional. كاتدرائية القديس بطرس 5.jpg, Ceiling. كاتدرائية القديس بطرس 6.jpg,
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window. كاتدرائية القديس بطرس 7.jpg, Floor. كاتدرائية القديس بطرس 9.jpg, Geometric decoration in the
Art Deco Art Deco, short for the French (), is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design that first Art Deco in Paris, appeared in Paris in the 1910s just before World War I and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920 ...
style. كاتدرائية القديس بطرس 12.jpg,
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.


See also

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Casablanca Cathedral Casablanca Cathedral (, ), or Church of the Sacred Heart (, ), is a church architecture, church located in Casablanca, Morocco. History The Casablanca church was constructed in 1930. The cathedral ceased its religious function in 1956, after t ...
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French Church of Tangier The French Church of Tangier, formally the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and of Saint Joan of Arc (), also known as , shorthand , or the (), is a parish church in Tangier, Morocco. It was built in 1949–1953 for the French community in t ...
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Roman Catholic Cathedral of Tangier The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Tangier, whose full name is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Holy Spirit, also known as the Spanish Cathedral, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tangier, Morocco. Background The Fr ...
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St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral, Laayoune The St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral (; ) or just Spanish Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church that serves as the cathedral church of the apostolic prefecture of Western Sahara (''Praefectura Apostolica de Sahara Occidentali''). It is located in ...
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Dakhla The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church ( ) alternatively Church of Dakhla or simply Church of Villa Cisneros is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Dakhla (called before 1975 Villa Cisneros) located in the territory of Western Sa ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Rabat Religious buildings and structures in Rabat Art Deco architecture Roman Catholic cathedrals in Morocco 1921 establishments in Morocco 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Morocco