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et encore plus..oulala Hassan II Mosque Casablanca

 

Top of the minaret, beautifully decorated in traditional Andalusian style. Today, the minaret is considered the tallest in the world, standing at 689 feet or 210 meters.

 

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Hassan II Mosque Casablanca

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The beautiful Hassan || Mosque مسجد الحسن الثاني in Casablanca / Morocco is the largest mosque in the country and one of the largest in the world. Designed by a French Architect it stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic. Nearly all the materials of the Mosque are from Morocco, the cedar wood is from the Middle Atlas and the granite comes from Tafraoute.

Pictures taken in summer 2009.

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Nouvelle Medina Casablanca

Casablanca. die”Nouvelle Medina”, erbaut in den 30ern
von französischen Architekten,  definiert den Stil des modernen Casablanca.

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