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16-APR-2015

The view

Admiring the view of the mosque.

“With a prayer hall that can accommodate 25.000, the Hassan II Mosque is the second-largest religious building in the world, after the mosque in Mecca. The complex covers 9 hectares (978,774 square feet), two-thirds of it being built over the sea. The minaret, the lighthouse of Islam, is 200 m (656 feet) high, and two laser beams, reaching over a distance of 30 km (18.5 miles) shine in the direction of Mecca. The building was designed by Michel Pinseau, 35,000 craftsmen worked on it, and it opened in 1993. … [It] is a monument to Moroccan architectural virtuosity and craftsmanship.” (“Eyewitness Travel, Morocco”)

A beautiful fountain in the mosque complex, posted earlier:


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Pierre29-Jul-2015 15:48
Il y a vraiment de quoi admirer les détails de la mosquée, un beau point de vue de certains de ceux-ci! V
Jola Dziubinska27-Jul-2015 22:29
Stunning composition, Helen. V.
danad27-Jul-2015 08:17
A fine "opened" image. V.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)26-Jul-2015 08:39
Una bella immagine,voto
Paolo
MarcViskens25-Jul-2015 09:38
wonderful buildings
very pretty work to share Helen
Julie Oldfield25-Jul-2015 01:59
Beautifully composed. V
victorswan24-Jul-2015 18:29
This is a wonderful composition and perfect framing of the distant, what an amazing mosque ! Helen VV++
Carol Rollins24-Jul-2015 12:39
A wonderful POV and composition.
Tom LeRoy24-Jul-2015 09:03
Your perspective is really awesome, love the color and details. V
Patrick Goossens24-Jul-2015 06:55
Everything looks large on this mosque. A fine look through.
Gerard Koehl24-Jul-2015 06:21
Magnifique composition. V
Zoltán Balogh24-Jul-2015 05:03
Marvellous compo! V
woody3424-Jul-2015 01:29
Really beautiful in every way, the craftsmanship is amazing...a wonderful image, Helen....V
Gill Kopy24-Jul-2015 01:26
Love your composition here - the small figures are well placed for scale - what an amazing mosque ! V
Graeme23-Jul-2015 22:30
Excellent perspective through the archway.V
Jim Coffman23-Jul-2015 21:43
Your composition is just excellent in this fine image,Helen!
marie-jose wolff23-Jul-2015 21:12
just wonderful! V
Mairéad23-Jul-2015 20:50
Very nicely framed and I like the seated figures. V
Richard Townsend23-Jul-2015 20:32
This is a wonderful composition and perfect framing of the distant, massive door. V
chris morton23-Jul-2015 20:11
so much space
Anitta23-Jul-2015 19:58
Love the composition and framing, hard to understand how huge the complex is! V
joseantonio23-Jul-2015 19:15
Very nice POV for such framing. Love the presence of people there and that light.V.