Beautiful Morocco


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Morroco travel guide 2015






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Tour Hassan






Hassan Tower is a minaret of a mosque unfinished twelfth century, situated flap capital of Morocco, it was built in the late twelfth century by Sultan Yaqoub el Mansour (1184-1199).
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The construction of this mosque started in 1196 under the initiative of the Almohad Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1184-1199), grand-son of Abd al-Mu'min, founder of the imperial city of Rabat in 1150,bounnit Sultan al-Mansur wanted to make Rabat the capital of his empire in the twelfth century, extended from Tripoli (Libya) in Castile (Spain). However, the work bounnit was abandoned just after the death of the sultan in 1199. The tower was to peak at more than 60 m, but only reached 44.3 m. In 1755, the earthquake of Lisbon touched Rabat and  bounnit completely destroyed the colonnades of the esplanade. The space of the Tour Hassan has been restored from the sixties of the twentieth century, during the construction of the Alawite mausoleum on part of its esplanade. Originally the minaret was built to accommodate up to 40,000 people. His style is a masterpiece of traditional Moroccan art.bounnit
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Hassan 2 Mosque


  The Hassan 2 Mosque is one of the most beautiful modern mosque in recent years. Built according to the traditional Muslim style, it is the third largest mosquein the world after Mecca and the Medina

The largest mosque in the world after Mecca. Inaugurated on August 30 1993.la this project was largely financed by a national subscription. Its construction began in 1980 and ended in 1989 and it was inaugurated in 1993. First some impressive figures: The minaret has a height of 200 meters (compare the famous Koutoubia of Marrakech only 77 meters). Mosque occupies 20,000 m2. 150 000 people can be accommodated. 25,000 faithful can come and pray in a room of 60 meters high and 200 meters long. 5000 women can pray in a reserved room. The roof of this room weighs 1100 tons and opens to the sky in record time. It has a laser-beam indicating Mecca with a range of 30 kilometers. 10,000 craftsmen were needed for its construction. It cost over  400 million €. More than 300 peoples works there all year. This is the largest mosque in the Maghreb and certainly the most beautiful.
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