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The building was commissioned by King Hassan II to be the most ambitious structure ever built in Morocco. [9] It was designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau who had lived in Morocco, and was constructed by the civil engineering group Bouygues. [9] Work commenced on July 12, 1986, [13] and was conducted over a seven-year period ...
Casablanca: Diwan Mosque: Fez: Between 1792 and 1822 [12] El-Oued Mosque: Fez: Between 1792 and 1822 Initially founded as a madrasa in 1323, later replaced by the current mosque. Grand Mosque of Asilah: Asilah: Late 17th century [13] Grand Mosque of Chefchaouen: Chefchaouen: 1471 or 16th century Grand Mosque of Fes el-Jdid: Fez 1276 [2] First ...
Al-Quds Mosque (Arabic: مسجد القدس, Berber: ⵎⴻⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵍⵇⵓⴷⵙ), formerly Église de Sainte Marguerite, is a mosque in the Roches Noires neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco. It was originally built as a church built in a Neo-Gothic style, but it was converted into a mosque after Morocco's independence. [1]
Al-Mohammadi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد المحمدي) [1] is a large mosque in the Habous quarter of Casablanca, Morocco. It was built circa 1935 and its construction was sponsored by Sultan Mohammed V, after whom it is named. [2] [3] Construction on the mosque started on 30 June 1934. [4] [5] It was designed by architects Auguste Cadet . [5]
Assunna Mosque (Arabic: مسجد السُّنَّة, Berber: ⵎⴻⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⴰⵙⵓⵏⴰ) is a mosque designed by Jean-François Zevaco in a modernist architectural style in Casablanca, Morocco in 1966. [1] [2] It features brutalist architectural elements such as raw concrete. [1]
Sundial indicating prayer times, situated in the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia. Author: Keith Roper. Salat times are prayer times when Muslims perform salat. The term is primarily used for the five daily prayers including the Friday prayer, which takes the place of the Dhuhr prayer and must be performed in a group of aibadat.
'mosque of the cobblers'), is the largest Friday mosque within the historic Andalusian medina of Rabat (i.e. the district north of the Andalusian walls, along Avenue Hassan II today) in Morocco. The mosque is located at the intersection of the streets of Souk Sebbat and Rue Bab Chellah ("Street of the Chellah Gate"). [1]
Later, as the Marinids wrested control of Morocco from them, the Almohads of Marrakesh made a final stand in Tinmel until their last leaders were defeated and captured here in 1275. [4] The mosque eventually fell into ruin and was partly restored in the mid-20th century. [7] [6] Further restoration works were undertaken in the 1990s.