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| MAROCCO |
| Casablanca |
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Hassan II Mosque |
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Casablanca is home to the Hassan II
Mosque, designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau. It is
situated on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic, which can
be seen through a gigantic glass floor with room for 25,000
worshippers. A further 80,000 can be accommodated in the mosque's
courtyard. Its minaret is the world's tallest at 210 metres. The
mosque is also the largest in North Africa, and the third largest
in the world.Work on the mosque was started in 1980, and was
intended to be completed for the 60th birthday of the former
Moroccan king, Hassan II, in 1989. However, the building was not
inaugurated until 1993. Authorities spent an estimated $800
million in the construction of the building.
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picture you want a larger version of
| Impressive
look from the outside |
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not less impressive when you get closer |
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are two tradionitional hammams under the mosque |
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| Steps
downstairs |
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| Very
nice builidings of the foundation of Mosque Hassan II in
Casablanca across the Mosque |
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