Nharaunda iri kunze kwemasvingo medina yekare iyo yava United Nations Square, yaimbova nzvimbo ye "Souq Kbir" (), inonziwo, pamberi pekoloni yeFrance. Muna 1908, pashure pokurwiswa neFrance nokupinda kwavo
MuCasablanca, mutungamiriri wehondo yeFrance Charles Martial Joseph Dessigny akarayira kuvakwa kweshongwe yewachi munzvimbo iyi, iyo yakabva yatora zita rokuti, "Place de l'Horloge", "Square of the Clock". Nzvimbo yacho yakabva yatumidzwa kuti "Place de France", "Square of France", uye nzvimbo yakapoteredza yakagadzirwa nechikwata chevaFrance vavaki uye vagadziri vemaguta vakasarudzwa neFrance "Résident général" Hubert Lyautey uye vakatungamirirwa naHenri Prost.