Hassan II Mosque

Hassan II Mosque
A view of the mosque from the adjacent promenade
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Region	Greater Casablanca
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	In use
Leadership	King Hassan II
Year consecrated	1993
Status	Active
Location
Location	Morocco
Municipality	Casablanca
Location within Casablanca
Geographic coordinates	33°36′31″N 7°37′58″W / 33.6085°N 7.6327°W / 33.6085; -7.6327
Architecture
Architect(s)	Michel Pinseau
Type	Mosque
Style	Andalusian, Moorish
General contractor	Bouygues
Groundbreaking	12 July 1986
Completed	30 August 1993
Construction cost	$400–$700 million
Specifications
Capacity	105,000 (25,000 indoors, additional 80,000 on Mosque's grounds)
Dome(s)	One
Minaret(s)	One
Minaret height	210 metres (690 ft)
Materials	Cedar from Middle Atlas Marble from Agadir Granite from Tafraoute[1]

The Hassan II Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الحسن الثاني, French: Grande Mosquée Hassan II) is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the second largest functioning mosque in Africa and is the 14th largest in the world.^{[citation needed]} Its minaret is the world's second tallest minaret at 210 metres (689 ft).^[2][3] Completed in 1993, it was designed by Michel Pinseau under the guidance of King Hassan II and built by Moroccan artisans from all over the kingdom. The minaret is 60 stories high topped by a laser, the light from which is directed towards Mecca.^[4] The mosque stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic Ocean; worshippers can pray over the sea but there is no glass floor looking into the sea. The walls are of hand-crafted marble and the roof is retractable. A maximum of 105,000 worshippers can gather together for prayer: 25,000 inside the mosque hall and another 80,000 on the mosque's outside ground.^[3]