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Artists who fell for Morocco

Henri Prost

He drew the plans of Morocco's colonial new towns beside the old medinas.

  • From: France
  • Their art: architect, urban planner

Where in Morocco

  • Casablanca: city plan
  • Rabat: city plan
  • Fez: city plan
  • Marrakech: city plan
  • Meknes: city plan
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Prost

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