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08-MAY-2018 John Hamers

Hassan ll Mosque in Casablanca

The Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in Morocco, the second largest in Africa, and the 5th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world's tallest minaret at 210 metres. The mosque stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic Ocean. The walls are of hand-crafted marble and the roof is retractable. A maximum of 105000 worshippers can gather together for prayer: 25,000 inside the mosque hall and another 80,000 on the mosque's outside ground. Source Wikipedia

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George McCarten06-Dec-2020 00:23
The inclusion of the people in the square in the foreground gives this the scale necessary to show ithe mosque's massive presence.
Martha Albuquerque09-Nov-2018 08:45
Gorgeous, John!! V
Julie Oldfield05-Oct-2018 02:04
It certainly looks impressive! V
Pierre Martin04-Oct-2018 01:54
beautifully caught, very impressive!
Zoltán Balogh01-Oct-2018 05:41
Stunning architecture, great capture. V
janescottcumming28-Sep-2018 12:16
Great point of view for this photo. V
Graeme27-Sep-2018 09:30
WOW! What an amazing mosque to accommodate so many worshipers!! V!
Range View 26-Sep-2018 22:27
An excellent capture of this impressive mosque, it must be beautiful inside. V
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Charlene Ambrose26-Sep-2018 19:52
Nice capture of the mosque. I visited a few years ago. It is quite an impressive building. V
Colin Storey26-Sep-2018 19:51
Fantastic image and information.
joseantonio26-Sep-2018 19:29
what an amazing construction.V.
William Barletta26-Sep-2018 19:01
A very impressive building, well captured ~V~
Walter Otto Koenig26-Sep-2018 18:54
Great shot of this impressive Mosque. Nice with all the people, this lighting and sky. "V"
bill friedlander26-Sep-2018 18:40
Great architectural shot, excellent details, well placed it the frame, and the few tourist is not distracting. V
Jim Coffman26-Sep-2018 17:27
A very fine capture, John!!
Helen Betts26-Sep-2018 17:25
Excellent capture of this beautiful mosque, the only reason we stopped in Casablanca (and IMO the only reason to go there). V.
Wim Ensie26-Sep-2018 16:29
Looks great, I am curious how beautiful it is inside
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