Sunday, April 14, 2013

Top 10 Mosques of the world- 4th ( Hassan II mosque)


Hassan II Mosque
 
Hassan II Mosque is a religious buildings in Casablanca, Morocco, the largest mosque in the country and the fifth largest mosque in the world after the Masjid AL-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid AL-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Medina. 




It was designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues. It stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic, which can be seen through a gigantic glass floor with room for 25,000 worshipers. A further 80,000 can be accommodated in the mosque's adjoining grounds for a total of 105,000 worshipers present at any given time at the Hassan II mosque. Its minaret is the world's tallest at 210 m (689 ft).



Location                            Morocco Casablanca, Morocco
Affiliation                         Islam
Region                               Greater Casablanca
Prefecture                         Casablanca-Anfa
Ecclesiastical or               Mosque  
organizational status   
Architectural type            Mosque
Completed                         1993
Capacity                              105,000 (25,000 indoors, additional 80,000 on Mosque's grounds)
Dome(s)                             1
Minaret(s)                          1
Minaret height                   210 m (689 ft)