The renovated Morocco Gate is a symbol of friendship between Vietnam and Morocco. (Source: courtesy of the embassy)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Morocco Gate inHanoi’s outlying Ba Vi district, a symbol of Vietnam-Morocco friendship, hasbeen renovated.
Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee NgoVan Quy and Moroccan Ambassador Azzeddine Farhane have attended theinauguration ceremony.
Morocco Gate was built between 1956 and 1960 byMoroccan soldiers who left the French army and joined the Liberation Army of Vietnam(Viet Minh) during the Indochina war.
From 1946 to 1954, they fought alongsideVietnamese people for the independence of the nation.
The gate was built with Vietnamese materials,inspired by the Moorish architectural style of Moroccan imperial cities.
“This historical and cultural relic is part ofthe collective domain of historical heritage that Morocco and Vietnam have incommon, especially our aspiration for peace and international security as wellas political and economic prosperity,” said Ambassador Farhane.
“The monument reflects the profound traditionalfriendship and embodies the historical relations between Morocco and Vietnamsince the establishment of their diplomatic relations in 1961.”
Indeed, at the request of President Ho Chi Minh,the Moroccan communist party sent a syndicalist Mhammed ben Aomar lahrechMaarouf to supervise Moroccan soldiers in the struggle of independence andfreedom of Vietnam.
President Ho named him “Anh Ma” which means“brother horse” thanks to his leadership and actions within the Moroccan Army.
After appealing to Anh Ma, the Moroccan soldiersbegan building the gate with the same architectural style as Bab Almansour inRabat or Bab Boujloud in Fes.
The Morocco Gate bears the message of peace andfriendship of peoples, throughout the world, from President Ho.
It is the only example of Muslim architecturaland cultural work in the Moroccan style that exist in the whole of Asia,expressing the love and humanity of the Vietnamese people.-VNS/VNA
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The renovated Morocco Gate is a symbol of friendship between Vietnam and Morocco. (Source: courtesy of the embassy)
