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Hassan Mosque
Hassan Mosque
The massive minaret of the Hassan Mosque, dating from 1195,
towers over Rabat, although the huge mosque itself was never
entirely completed and was largely destroyed in an earthquake in
1755. The minaret is unusually sited at the centre of the mosque
building, and was intended to be 262ft (80m) high, though it stands
today at 164ft (50m). Each façade of the minaret is
intricately patterned with different motifs on each face. Opposite
the Hassan Mosque is the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, one of the great
monuments of modern Morocco, inaugurated in 1967. The deceased king
lies entombed in white onyx, surrounded by royal guards, and
hundreds of Moroccans pay homage by filing through the mausoleum
each day.