place

St. Peter's Cathedral, Rabat

1921 establishments in Morocco20th-century architecture in MoroccoArt Deco architectureReligious buildings and structures in RabatRoman Catholic cathedrals in Morocco
Rabat St. Peter's Cathedral
Rabat St. Peter's Cathedral

St. Peter's Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rabat) is a Roman Catholic church located at Golan Square (Place du Golan) in downtown Rabat, Morocco. It was erected in the early 20th century in the Art Deco style. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Peter, and is the ecclesiastical seat of the Archdiocese of Rabat.Construction of the cathedral began in 1919, and its chief architect was Adrien Laforgue. The cathedral was inaugurated by Resident-General Hubert Lyautey in 1921. The two towers of the cathedral were added in the 1930s.The cathedral is operational and Mass is celebrated daily.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article St. Peter's Cathedral, Rabat (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

St. Peter's Cathedral, Rabat
Rue Ghafsa زنقة قفصة, Rabat

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address External links Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: St. Peter's Cathedral, RabatContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 34.017777777778 ° E -6.8313888888889 °
placeShow on map

Address

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre

Rue Ghafsa زنقة قفصة
10042 Rabat
Morocco
mapOpen on Google Maps

linkWikiData (Q2942435)
linkOpenStreetMap (236725316)

Rabat St. Peter's Cathedral
Rabat St. Peter's Cathedral
Share experience

Nearby Places

Mawazine
Mawazine

Mawazine (Arabic: موازين, romanized: mawāzīn, meaning "rhythms of the world") is a Moroccan International music festival held annually in Rabat, Morocco, featuring many international and local music artists. The festival is presided over by Mounir Majidi, the personal secretary of the Moroccan King Mohammed VI and founder and president of Maroc Culture, the cultural foundation that organizes Mawazine and other events.The 2013 festival was attended by an estimated 2.5 million people, making Mawazine the largest festival in the world after Donauinselfest in Vienna. With 90 acts on 7 stages it has the highest ratio of attendees per stage in the world.Mawazine is one of several events which are intended to promote an image of Morocco as a tolerant nation, and a post on the event's website declares that the goal of the festival is to promote Rabat as a city open to the world. It has nonetheless sparked controversy, and some Moroccan politicians have criticised the event for "encouraging immoral behaviour," as well as critiquing its purported financing by Moroccan state-owned companies or private companies whose only client is the Moroccan state.Artists such as Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Rod Stewart, Charles Aznavour, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, Demi Lovato, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Pharrell Williams, Iggy Azalea, Bruno Mars, Wiz Khalifa, Pitbull, Kanye West, Scorpions, La Fouine, Maître Gims, Damso, Booba, French Montana, Usher, Avicii, Akon, David Guetta, DJ Snake, Hardwell, Placebo, The Chainsmokers, Maroon 5, The Jacksons, Sugababes, Chic, Evanescence, Chris Brown, Luis Fonsi, Nick Jonas, Stromae, Jason Derulo, Juanes, Lenny Kravitz, The Weeknd, Kylie Minogue, Ellie Goulding, Sting, Julio Iglesias, Ennio Morricone, Robert Plant, Cat Stevens, B.B. King, Susana Baca, Carlos Santana, Elton John, Deep Purple and Travis Scott have performed at Mawazine.