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.
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.