For decades after the war, Saadani said, Casablanca was filled with jazz clubs and cabarets that hosted the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong and Josephine Baker.
In the 1980s, King Hassan II lamented that the city had grown as an economic powerhouse, but it lacked cultural or religious landmarks of significance.
Where to Vacation in Morocco Post Coronavirus! It's an ornate building with lots of marble and bling, but it's a modern buuilding dating from IIRC the 1980s.
