St. Peter's Cathedral, Rabat

34°01′04″N 6°49′53″W / 34.01778°N 6.83139°W / 34.01778; -6.83139ArchitectureTypechurchStyleArt DecoGroundbreaking1919Completed1930s

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.^{[citation needed]}

Construction of the cathedral began in 1919,^{[citation needed]} and its chief architect was Adrien Laforgue.^[1] The cathedral was inaugurated by Resident-General Hubert Lyautey in 1921.^[2] The two towers of the cathedral were added in the 1930s.^{[citation needed]}

The cathedral is operational and Mass is celebrated daily.^{[citation needed]}

Images

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  Interior.
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  Choir.
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  Close-up of the Art Deco floor.
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  Side Altar.
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  Confessional.
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  Ceiling.
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  Stained glass window.
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  Floor.
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  Geometric decoration in the Art Deco style.
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  Baptistry.

See also

HistoryLandmarks

Rabat	Andalusian wall of Rabat Bab Oudaya Bab er-Rouah Borj Lalla Qadiya Borj Sidi Makhlouf Chellah Dar al-Makhzen French Protectorate Residence Hassan Tower Kasbah of the Udayas Mausoleum of Mohammed V Mohammed VI Bridge Rabat Zoo
Salé	Bab el-Mrissa Kasbah Gnawa Madrasa of Abu al-Hasan Zawiya en-Noussak

Places of worship

Mosques	Ahl Fas Mosque As-Sunna Mosque Great Mosque (Medina of Rabat) Great Mosque of Salé Moulay Slimane Mosque Old Mosque (Mosque of the Kasbah)
Churches	St. Peter's Cathedral
Synagogues	Rabbi Shalom Zaoui synagogue

TransportEducation

Universities	Mohammed V University International University of Rabat (in nearby Salé)
Primary and secondary	École Belge de Rabat Khalil Gibran School Lycée Descartes Lycée André Malraux Lycée Moulay Youssef Rabat American School
Libraries	National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco

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