Masjid Al-Hassan II !

The Hassan II Mosque ( Arabic: مسجد الحسن الثاني ‎), located in Casablanca ( Arabic: الدار البيضاء ) is the largest mosque in Morocco and the third 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. 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 worshippers. A further 80,000 can be accommodated in the mosque's adjoining grounds for a total of 105,000 worshippers present at any given time at the Hassan II mosque. Its minaret is the world's tallest at 210 m (689 ft).

Casablanca, Morocco !

Comments and faves

  1. frozencycler (38 months ago | reply)

    Art!! The Mosque is fantastic and your picture too!! Great effect and wonderful sky colour!! Great picture!!

  2. gmayster01 on & off ... (38 months ago | reply)

    Incredibly impressive
    g

  3. gurbir singh brar (38 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful image. Thanks for the educative narrative.

  4. NESIHO (38 months ago | reply)

    Excellente

  5. alfonso-tm (38 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic perspective

  6. mat56. (38 months ago | reply)

    prospettiva eccezionale!
    veramente bravo.

  7. habibi77 (38 months ago | reply)

    روعة
    "تحفة ماشالله "

  8. cgullz (38 months ago | reply)

    wow, amazing with the wide angle!!!

  9. Victoria.....a secas. (38 months ago | reply)

    Just wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  10. Steve-h (38 months ago | reply)

    great work !

  11. Daniela Duncan (38 months ago | reply)

    Whoa, what an awesome shot!

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  12. Elmerghani (38 months ago | reply)

    منظور جميل جداً
    جميلة يابشار

  13. Soraya/Galeria Virtual [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)

    Lindissima!
    Boa noite...
    bjo.

  14. ghalia1984 (38 months ago | reply)

    شغل رائع انت خيال والله مستحيل تكون بشر

  15. gordontour (38 months ago | reply)

    Amazing view.

  16. raphic :) (38 months ago | reply)

    Love the perspective and details:)

  17. Jesse L. simplerevolution (38 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful!! Excellent HDR!

  18. eddlew43 (38 months ago | reply)

    رائعتان....
    اللقطة والمسجد
    احسنت في اخذ اللقطة الرائعة
    واحسنت في المعلومات عن المسجد...

  19. Captain Suresh Sharma (38 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful wide angle shot, very good composition. Love the colours.

  20. The JASS (38 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful masjid, superb shot Ben

  21. horsetrainer~Mary~ (38 months ago | reply)

    Magnificent both in scope and design . . . beautiful!

  22. Deep Idea (38 months ago | reply)

    wooow! i love it very nice and thanks for the info :)

  23. Fmkmkm (38 months ago | reply)

    fantastic shot. love all those spots of blue

  24. El Gallego1 (38 months ago | reply)

    Buena toma y precioso colores..

  25. La mosca gao (38 months ago | reply)

    Son fotos inmensas......una suerte estar ahi...

  26. yadhavan.c (38 months ago | reply)

    Great POV... Nice capture !!

  27. cortto (38 months ago | reply)

    amazing point of view and processing

  28. werner boehm * (38 months ago | reply)

    beautiful angle
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  29. David Butali (38 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called www.flickr.com/groups/1263329@N25/, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    wow,
    wide-angle-lens?

  30. john edward michael1 (38 months ago | reply)

    Love the composition and treatment !!!

  31. miluod abosleem (38 months ago | reply)

    amazing!!!!
    الزاوية اكثر من رائعة

  32. romvi (38 months ago | reply)

    beautiful angle, nice shot

  33. zedamnabil (38 months ago | reply)

    fannane, allah ybarek !
    raw3a khouya Bachar

  34. AttilioCorrenti( Attila2006 -Maverick) (38 months ago | reply)

    Cherry on top! PhotographyCherry on top! Photography
    Your photograph is the cherry on top! We would love for you
    to show it off in our group www.flickr.com/groups/cherryontop

  35. majed egrira ماجد قريرة (38 months ago | reply)

    واااو رائع مدهل ممتاز يافنان

  36. rabidash* (38 months ago | reply)

    ~wOw…!!!~FantastiC shOt~

  37. AlgerienBBA (38 months ago | reply)

    nice shot with a great angle ... a photoshop effect or a lens one ?

  38. babakos1967 (more off than on) (38 months ago | reply)

    It's no doubt a magnificent building.How did you manage Ben to take an entire picture o the mosque? I didn't. Congrats.

  39. Bashar Shglila (38 months ago | reply)

     AlgerienBBA:
     babakos1967:
     Dylan@66:

    Well, It's not a wide Angle lens but it's a merge of 8 Photos taken by my Camera and then merged by Photoshop CS3

    Thanks for Comments and Visits :)

  40. Rugya El-Turki (38 months ago | reply)

    awesome, really nice angle.

  41. MAMEDE HARFOUCHE (38 months ago | reply)

    CONGRATS, My Dear Friend.

    " ALLAH HU AKBAR! "

    DEUS É GRANDE! * ALLAH IS GREAT * الله أكبر

    ...

  42. Sarah C* (38 months ago | reply)

    really amazing and super.

  43. Louise Marie 1 [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)

    Amazing as always.

  44. mamnaimie (38 months ago | reply)

    WooooW, amazing !!

  45. renrut01 (38 months ago | reply)

    Impressive building and impressive portrayal!

  46. brendan ó (38 months ago | reply)

    superb image again

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