Kutubiyya Mosque
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The Kutubiyya Mosque or Koutoubia Mosque is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. It is located in the southwest medina quarter of Marrakesh, near the Jemaa el-Fnaa market place, and is flanked by
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The Koubba of Lalla Zohra and the plaza in front of the mosque
Kutubiyya Mosque, with remains of the first mosque in foreground
Remains of the mihrab area of the first Kutubiyya Mosque, on the exterior northern wall of the current mosque
Hassan Tower
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Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, Morocco. It was commissioned by Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, the third caliph of the Almohad Caliphate, near the end of the 1
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…with varying geometric arch motifs and topped by a spire and metal orbs. It likely inspired other buildings such as the Giralda of Seville and the Hassan Tower of Rabat, which were built shortly after in the same era. The minaret is also considered an important landmark and symbol of Marrakesh. The mosque's…
Hassan Tower, Rabat, Marocco
The ruins of the Hassan Tower and mosque in 1916
The tower and mosque remains today (2025 photo)
Present-day remains of the walls and columns of the unfinished mosque