Trip to the Grand Mosque

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March 6th 2005
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Grand Mosque Minaret
As mentioned, this minaret stands 200 meters tall--the tallest in the world.
On a gorgeous, sunswept Sunday afternoon, we took Petit Taxis to visit the Grand Mosque. The statistics are oft-repeated and sometime confused--but, I believe this mosque is the third largest in the world. Located just next to the coast in Casablanca, it has the capacity for 125,000 Muslim faithful. We were given a tour along with several other English-speakers in our group. This is the only mosque in Morocco that non-Muslims can enter. The minaret stands 200 meters tall (pictured). Also the main doors weigh a total of 35 tons. What a spectacle! A tip when traveling here--bring a student ID as you can get a sizeable discount on the tour. We ended up paying $12/person (US).

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This pic taken at the base of the minaret






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