Sights of Casablanca

Notre-Dame de Lourdes Church

(Eglise Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes)

GPS coordinates: 33°34’58″N 7°36’56″W (33.582778, -7.615556)

Entrance: Free

Modernist Catholic church was built in 1954 by architect Achille Dangleterre and engineer Gaston Zimmer. The main attraction of Notre-Dame de Lourdes church is the glasswork of world famous stained glass artist Gabriel Loire. It’s impossible to guess what a gem is waiting for you inside, when you take a look at this massive building.

Notre Dame de Lourdes church

In the yard there is a replica of holy grotto from Lourdes (a town in France):

Grotto

Inside

Stained glass artwork

Stained glass artwork closeup

Notre Dame de Lourdes church
The way stained glass looks when you see it from outside

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