Koutoubia Mosque


Begun in 1158 by Sultan Abd Al-Moumen and completed by his grandson, son Abu Yusuf al-Mansur (1184-1199). The second largest mosqée of Morocco takes its name from Koutoubiyne (booksellers) vendors manuscripts twelfth and thirteenth centuries to, there laid down their stalls. It is regarded as being the masterpiece of Almohad architecture. The purity and perfection of its classic lines define this noble and yet simple look, and the richness of its interior design, has shaped the religious art of the Maghreb. Minaret its sandstone became the model for the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower Rabat.Il rises to 77 meters and serves as a symbol and landmark throughout the city. He is crowned with four balls of brass, for some, they symbolize the five pillars of Islam, for others the sky, earth and water.

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