wˈɜːk ɔnðɪ ˈoʊld laɪsˈeɪ lˈaɪɔːɾi, ðˈɛn nˈoʊn æz ðə "ɡɹˈænd laɪsˈeɪ" nˈaʊ laɪsˈeɪ moʊhˈæmɪd vˈiː, ˌɔn mˈɜːz sˈʌltən ˈævənˌuː nˈaʊ mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː ˈævənˌuː, bɪɡˈæn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn.
Work on the old Lycée Lyautey, then known as the "Grand Lycée" (now Lycée Mohammed V), on Mers Sultan Avenue (now March 2 Avenue), began in 1919.