Ville portugaise de Mazagan (El Jadida)

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Ville portugaise de Mazagan (El Jadida)

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Maroc

Région de Doukkala-Abda, Province d’El Jadida N33 15 W8 30 ref: 1058rev

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Date d'inscription : 2004
Critères : C (ii) (iv)

Brève description

Les fortifications portugaises de Mazagan, qui font aujourd’hui partie de la ville d’El Jadida, à 90 km au sud-ouest de Casablanca, furent édifiées comme colonie fortifiée sur la côte atlantique au début du XVI^e siècle. La colonie fut reprise par les Marocains en 1769. Les fortifications, avec leurs bastions et remparts, constituent un exemple précoce de l’architecture militaire de la Renaissance. Les édifices portugais encore visibles sont la citerne et l’église de l’Assomption, construite dans le style manuélin (gothique tardif). La ville portugaise de Mazagan, l’un des premiers établissements en Afrique occidentale des explorateurs portugais qui faisaient route vers l’Inde, offre un témoignage exceptionnel des influences croisées entre les cultures européenne et marocaine, qui apparaissent clairement dans l’architecture, la technologie et l’urbanisme.

Justification d'inscription

Critère (ii) : La ville portugaise de Mazagan est un exemple exceptionnel de l’échange d’influences entre les cultures européennes et la culture marocaine, et l’un des tout premiers peuplements des explorateurs portugais en Afrique de l’Ouest, sur la route de l’Inde. Ces influences se reflètent clairement dans l’architecture, la technologie et l’urbanisme de la ville.

Critère (iv) : La ville fortifiée portugaise de Mazagan est un exemple exceptionnel et l’un des premiers de la réalisation des idéaux de la Renaissance, intégrés aux techniques de construction portugaises. Parmi les constructions les plus remarquables de la période portugaise figurent la citerne et l’église de l’Assomption, bâtie dans le style manuélin du début du XVIe siècle.

Documents

• Decision 28COM
• Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)

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  Morocco

  Region: Doukkala-Abda, Province El Jadida N33 15 W8 30 ref: 1058rev

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  Date of Inscription: 2004
  Criteria: C (ii) (iv)
  Brief Description

  The Portuguese fortification of Mazagan, now part of the city of El Jadida, 90-km southwest of Casablanca, was built as a fortified colony on the Atlantic coast in the early 16th century. It was taken over by the Moroccans in 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. The surviving Portuguese buildings include the cistern and the Church of the Assumption, built in the Manueline style of late Gothic architecture. The Portuguese City of Mazagan - one of the early settlements of the Portuguese explorers in West Africa on the route to India - is an outstanding example of the interchange of influences between European and Moroccan cultures, well reflected in architecture, technology, and town planning.

  Justification for Inscription

  Criterion (ii): The Portuguese city of Mazagan is an outstanding example of the interchange of influences between European and Moroccan cultures, and one of the early settlements of the Portuguese explorers in West Africa, on the route to India. These influences are well reflected in architecture, technology, and town planning.

  Criterion (iv): The Portuguese fortified city of Mazagan is an outstanding and early example of the realisation of the Renaissance ideals integrated with Portuguese construction technology. Notable buildings from the Portuguese period include: the cistern, and the church of the Assumption, built in the Manueline style of the early 16th century.

  Documents

  • Decision 28COM 14B.23
  • Advisory Body Evaluation
  • World Heritage List

    (Results by

    Morocco /voir:  http://www.indonesiapusaka.org/mt3/archives/world_heritage_list/index.html

    * Medina of Fez (1981 )
    * Medina of Marrakesh (1985 )
    * Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (1987 )
    * Historic City of Meknes (1996 )
    * Archaeological Site of Volubilis (1997 )
    * Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) (1997 )
    * Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) (2001 )
    * Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) (2004 ) Country)

  • 28COM 14B.23  VOIR :  http://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/&id_decision=106  

    Theme: Nominations
    

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    Activities
    Documents
    Decision Text

    The World Heritage Committee,
    1. Inscribes the Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida), Morocco, on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii) and (iv):
    Criterion (ii): The Portuguese city of Mazagan is an outstanding example of the interchange of influences between European and Moroccan cultures, and one of the early settlements of the Portuguese explorers in West Africa, on the route to India. These influences are well reflected in architecture, technology, and town planning.
    Criterion (iv): The Portuguese fortified city of Mazagan is an outstanding and early example of the realisation of the Renaissance ideals integrated with Portuguese construction technology. Notable buildings from the Portuguese period include: the cistern, and the church of the Assumption, built in the
    Manueline style of the early 16th century.