Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in Morocco located on the Atlantic coast of Casablanca. It is very large and has a great atmosphere of solemn tranquility.
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Hassan II Mosque is a large seaside mosque, one-third of which is built on the sea. It was built in 1993 and has a very intricate decoration. It has a towering 210-meter-high minaret.
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Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in Morocco located on the Atlantic coast of Casablanca. It is very large and has a great atmosphere of solemn tranquility.
Because I was in a hurry, I went shopping early in the morning. It was a little rainy at the beginning of the day, and then the blue sky and white clouds were very powerful. Because it was not opened, there were few people. Walking around, lamenting the exquisite and spectacular architecture.
Just magic. This mosque is the largest mosque in Africa and the 10th largest in the world. It’s around 40 min walk from city centre, but better to take a taxi.
Very lovely the mosque.
Hassan 2 Mosque is actually unique in its architecture and size. With its minaret that rises to 200 m in height and has a 30km laser directed towards Mecca, it is considered to be the highest religious building in the world. The idea of building a large mosque in Casablanca reflects the Royal will to provide the Casablanca metropolis with a great spiritual and civilizational monument of Morocco, giving it a harmonious urban development and allowing it to increase its radiance and influence based on faith, piety and tolerance.
The right side of Hassan II Mosque is the North Atlantic Ocean. The sound of the waves beating the reef is very good, the sunset is also beautiful, and the mosque stands on the sea from a distance, unusually beautiful! It took two months for a single person to cross the vast border of Russia from China, all the way north to the Arctic Circle, across the entire continent, cross the English Channel by train, cross the Strait of Gibraltar south of the Mediterranean, and set foot on the world's poorest continent in Africa. Also the most magical land! There are the world's oldest desert, the oldest tribe, ethnic group! A total of dozens of countries on the way, more than 30,000 kilometers of long distance trek! #Mr. Huang's self-driving world tour ##Driving to Africa ##Live travel ##Goodnight#
The interior of the mosque is large, quiet and a bit mysterious. The marble walls, roofs and pillars are covered with carefully carved patterns. The marble on the ground is bright and the pattern is very beautiful. The content of the hall is 10,000 worshippers, and the outdoor square can sit down at most 80,000 followers. The magnificent Hassan II mosque is considered the third largest in the world, with Saudi Arabia and Mecca ranking first and second. The mosque was designed by a French, non-Muslim. Construction of Hassan II Mosque began in 1987, taking six years and costing more than $500 million, most of the money from domestic and foreign donors. The materials used are the best in the world, many from South Africa and Italy. This mosque symbolizes the unity, cohesion, creativity of the Moroccan country, and the pride of the locals in Morocco. Visitors are given tickets 120AMD/person ($1 = 9.3AMD), wear sticky paper, join different tour guide language teams and visit together. Enter at the specified time. We joined a dozen English teams, followed the tour guide and listened to the explanation, about 20 minutes, then took pictures freely. There are plastic bags at the entrance to take your own shoes, allowing you to wear socks.
Construction began in 1987 and completed in 1993 at a cost of more than $500 million. It is claimed to be the third largest mosque in the world, after the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. It is said to be the most modern mosque in the world and is known as a "treasure" in the Muslim world.