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The Hassan II Mosque - beautiful architecture and decor details Royalty Free Stock Photo

Interior of the mosque with decorative ceiling. Scene. White beautiful mosque with golden carved railings and a dome. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Interior of the mosque with decorative ceiling and walls. Scene. White beautiful mosque with marble columns. Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Hassan II Mosque - beautiful architecture and decor details

Geometric patterns in marble: Details King Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Hassan II Mosque or Grande MosquÃÆÃÂ©e Hassan II Arabic: Ãâ¢Ã¢â¬Â¦ÃËÃÂ³ÃËÃÂ¬ÃËÃÂ¯ ÃËÃÂ§Ãâ¢Ã¢â¬Å¾ÃËÃÂÃËÃÂ³Ãâ¢Ã¢â¬Â ÃËÃÂ§Ãâ¢Ã¢â¬Å¾ÃËÃÂ«ÃËÃÂ§Ãâ¢Ã¢â¬Â Ãâ¢ÃÂ ÃÂ¢Ã¢âÂ¬ÃÂ½; colloquially the `Casablanca Hajj`[2] is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in Africa, and the 5th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world`s tallest minaret at 210 metres 689 ft.[3][4] 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.[5] The mosque stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic Ocean; worshippers can pray over the sea but there is no glass floor looking into the sea. 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 ground.