Hassan II mosque Casablanca, morocco 1
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11/07/2019
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Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in Morocco and the 13th largest in the #world . Its minaret is the world's tallest at 210 metres (689 ft). Completed in 1993, it was designed by Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues. The minaret topped by a laser, the light from which is directed towards Mecca. The mosque stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic Ocean,The walls are of hand-crafted marble and the roof is retractable. A maximum of 105,000 worshippers can gather together for prayer: 25,000 inside the mosque hall and another 80,000 on the mosque's outside grounds.