Mosquee Hassan II in Casablanca is the largest mosque in the world after that of Mecca.

The king, Hassan II, father of the King of Morocco, with this work, for the pharaon wanted a structure that would represent an Islam open to Science and the World.

Mosquée Hassan II is built partly on water, its visual impact is really amazing.

The mosque houses also a huge library, a madrasa (Koranic school), all above alarge square from which you can see the Atlantic horizon.

The height of its minaret is amazing (a laser, at night, makes a spectacular beaconthat indicates a range of 30 km light, the direction of Mecca), his arch by the French architect Michel Pinseau could be seen only ended in 1993.

All figures are almost unspeakable.

Remember that Hassan II Mosque can accommodate 20,000 worshipers inside (80,000 withthe square) or its minaret is 200 meters high is nothing when compared to the vision of the same ina photograph.

The interior of the Hassan II Mosque, which is also beautiful, is a showcase for Moroccans, its finest creators and the size of the country.

Casablanca, which is not owned, compared to the old imperial capital of Morocco (Marrakech, Rabat, Fez and Meknès), nothing symbolic - but only a colonial atmosphere - has created a work that, in future, beyond the existing critical for the cost of its construction, will be remembered as one of the greatest architectural works of 1900 in the world, not just Islamic ones.

Mosque open to non-Muslims

Cost 100 DH (10 Euros).

Guided tour at 9:00 a.m., 10h00, 11h00 and 14h00
Mosquée Hassan II is closed on Fridays