In brief
The ensemble combines medieval parts and urban planning from the 20th century.
Useful to know
Rabat united an older city with a modern part, formed under the French protectorate mainly in the 1912-1930s. UNESCO includes administrative, residential and commercial spaces, gardens and medieval monuments. [1]
On the plan, separate the time layers before looking for a common composition. Medieval fortifications and new administrative spaces solved various tasks. The interest is also in the relations between them: where the new network reaches the old one and how the public functions are distributed.
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