The Hassan II Mosque or Grande Mosquée Hassan II is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest
mosque in the country and the 7th 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 is 60 stories
high 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 sea bed
being visible through the glass floor of the building's hall. 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.
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