1 Best Performing Arts Venue in Rabat and Casablanca, Morocco

Perched on the banks of the Bou Regreg River, the gracious white curves of this Zaha Hadid--designed structure contrast with the nearby ancient Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum. Billed as the largest in Africa, the theater seats 1,800 people in its auditorium. There is a second, smaller theater as well as a restaurant, cafés, a bookstore, and outside auditorium that seats 7,000.