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News 12 Jun 2013 4 min read

Demolition of the "Villa de la tranquillité"

Built in 1929, the magnificent Arab-Moorish style building located in the La Colline district was razed to make way for new real estate developments.
Demolition of the "Villa de la tranquillité"
The inhabitants of Mohammedia are concerned and saddened by the demolition of the "Villa de la Tranquillité" located in the La Colline district. For some time now, ancient works of art, old buildings, and edifices that constitute the historical heritage and memory of the city have been threatened. Everything that has historical and architectural interest in the city of flowers continues to degrade or has been razed without any reaction from the services concerned. Worse still, after the destruction of one of the oldest structures, the "Portuguese Bridge", and the buildings of the old station built in 1930, which was refurbished at the time with a historical character, it is the turn of an iconic residence to suffer the same fate. Indeed, the "Villa de la Tranquillité", with its evocative name of peace, as well as various outbuildings, gardens, and tree plantations created between 1929 a…

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