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16-APR-2015

A closer view

The doors in the mosque complex were just magnificent, from the smallest to the largest.

“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”)

In a detour to Riyadh, Sahraa lets me take a picture of her, posted earlier:


Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/400s f/10.0 at 24.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Julie Oldfield27-Jul-2015 22:41
The POV superbly shows how large it is. V
MarcViskens27-Jul-2015 18:41
very beautiful Helen
danad27-Jul-2015 08:21
Beautiful work, Helen, and you are right, this entry is magnificent. V.
Carol Rollins26-Jul-2015 13:02
Absolutely beautiful. Excellent work capturing all the beauty of this.
Zeeby26-Jul-2015 09:17
Magnificent door! V
globalgadabout26-Jul-2015 01:40
quite an array of arches...a very well wrought scene...
woody3426-Jul-2015 01:06
Impressive, amazing, wonderful capture of these doorways...V
Mairéad25-Jul-2015 20:18
The craftsmanship in these doorways is amazing and you've captured the details very well. V
Colin Storey25-Jul-2015 19:22
Superb image to show the intricate patterns and details. v
joseantonio25-Jul-2015 19:18
Each one looks lovelier tan the previous one.V
Jim Coffman25-Jul-2015 18:58
Amazing architecture and a splendid image!
Martin Lamoon25-Jul-2015 18:55
It looks very impressive in your photograph. The design is superb.
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