Hassan II Mosque

The Hassan II Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الحسن الثاني masjid al -Hasan ath - Thani, DMG masǧid al -Hasan at- tani ) in Casablanca is one of the largest mosques in the world.

Its minaret is 210 meters high, currently the tallest minaret and the tallest religious structure in the world. It was built for the 60th birthday of former Moroccan King Hassan II and completed in 1993.

2,500 workers and 10,000 craftsmen worked for six years at the mosque. On August 30, 1993, the building was inaugurated. Up to 25,000 people in the prayer hall of 20,000 square meters space. A special technical feature of the mosque is the roof will automatically open.

Mosque of the people

Officially, the mosque was a gift of the people to his king. The people demanded by the tax gigantic construction costs and the numerous serious accidents in the construction also earned the prestigious building but a sharp criticism. In the first weeks after the opening, therefore, the official label " Hassan II Mosque " the night of opposition was repeated by the word " mosque of the people" (Arabic: مسجد الشعب masjid al- scraping, DMG masǧid aš - ša ʿ b ) been painted over.