The Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco, January 2019 D700 561

            The Hassan II Mosque or Grande Mosquée Hassan II  is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in Africa, and the 5th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world's tallest minaret at 210 metres (689 ft). The minaret is 60 stories high topped by a laser, the light from which is directed towards Mecca. 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.
   

Taken in: المغرب / الدار البيضاء الكبرى / الدار البيضاء / المعرض الدولي الدار البيضاء (show map)

Taken on: January 3, 2019

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Camera: Nikon D700, f/11.0, 1/500 sec, 19mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D700
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	19mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer 6.1.7600.16385
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