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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