MOROCCO - Hassan Tower

Hassan Tower is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat. Began in 1195, the tower was intended to be largest minaret in the world along with the mosque, also intended to be the world's largest. In 1199, Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur died and construction of the mosque stopped.

Hassan Tower is a part of Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage.

This is UNESCO World Heritage Site.