Hassan II Mosque

Hassan II Grand Mosque is the largest mosque in Morocco. It is one of the largest mosques in the world. The mosque is located on the very shore of the Atlantic Ocean. At the same time it can accommodate twenty-five thousand people. On the territory attached to the mosque, another eighty thousand parishioners can pray. The height of the minaret of the great mosque is two hundred and ten meters. The mosque was designed by French architect Michel Pinso.

Work on its construction began on the twelfth of July 1986. The mosque was built for three years. Two and a half thousand builders, ten thousand artists and masters who were engaged in the design of the shrine took part in the construction. Inside the mosque - marble floors, on the walls - mosaics made of precious stones. The roof of the mosque is covered with emerald tiles. The total area of the mosque is nine hectares. The construction of the mosque cost eight hundred million dollars.