By Larbi Arbaoui
Morocco World News
Taroudant- Oct 15, 2012
A petition has been launched on the social media (Facebook) calling for the destruction of the replica of Eiffel tower that Hamid Chabat, the mayor of Fez and the secretary general of the Istiqlal party, is building in a famous square of the district of Zouagha, Fez.
The petition says that many people ?were surprised? after seeing a replica of the Eiffel Tower under construction in one of the main areas of the city of Fez.
The author of the petition says that he launch this petition ?to initiate a debate and eventually bring about the demolition of this ?horror?, referring to the replica of the Eiffel Tower erected in the spiritual capital city of the kingdom.
The author added that ?This historic city has, for more than 12 centuries, stood for a rich and varied cultural heritage, renowned worldwide. So I therefore believe that in a strategic city like Fez, the construction of an ordinary replica of the Eiffel Tower is simply not appropriate.?
The laymen in Fez who feel the brunt of the economic crisis that the city has been going through for decades are more concerned with finding a decent job to feed their families than seeing what they deem as ?unnecessary? monument that neither represents the history of this city nor its culture.
They point out that instead of embarking in this extravagant project, Mr. Chabat would be better-off caring about the safeguard of the precious and unique monuments that are scattered in every corner of the old medina of Fez.
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