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Why CASABLANCA?

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The relaxed rythm of life on the sandy beaches bordering Casablanca is in total contrast to the pulsating activity of the city itself. "Casa", economic capital of the country and the Kingdom’s most important port, is the thriving centre for a whole range of trades and industries, the personification of modern Morocco.

Casablanca is remarkable for its number of Art Deco buildings and villas, vestiges of the French protectorate and for its administrative center :Place Mohammed V.Designed in 1920, this superb square includes much architecture in the neo-Moorish style favoured by the Protectorate: the Prefecture, Law Courts and Post Office. The nearby Ligue Arabe Park, Casablanca’s largest green space, is perfect for visitors wishing to escape the incessant bustle of the streets. "I want a mosque at the extreme west of the Muslim World," declared King Hassan II. So it was that in 1980, a start was made on the building of this sumptuous monument. The mosque rose up over the sea, in the south of the city, on the site of the former municipal swimming-pool. At the top of the minaret towering 200 metres above the city, a laser beam visible 35km away, indicates the direction of Mecca. With its inauguration on 30 August 1993, Casablanca, in a style worthy of the Pharaohs, perpetuated the tradition of architectural research and technical innovation, which has characterised the White City since its foundation. Mosque Hassan II opening hours: 09h00, 10h00, 11h00, 14h00. closed on Fridays.

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