The Hassan Tower in Rabat, Experience Under the Spotlights
Once again, the Almohad Caliphate impresses Moroccan architectural heritage with a main attraction in the capital, Rabat. The Hassan Tower of Rabat, The minaret of the unfinished mosque during the reign of Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, the 3rd caliph of the same family line in 1195.
The Hassan Tower, Rabat, Morocco; Experience in the Spotlight
La Tour Hassan de Rabat ou Sawm’at Hassan en arabe, se référant à l’important puits du minaret suivant le style particulier de l’architecture marocaine et espagnole de la même époque. Le minaret devait être le plus grand de ce type de tous les temps dans le monde, mais – malheureusement – les processus de construction se sont soudainement arrêtés après la mort subite d’al-Mansur en 1199.
The red sandstone building of the Hassan Tower rises to 44m with approximately 86m in height. Accompanied by a few columns formerly placed before work on the mosque was abandoned. In the close vicinity is the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, with the tower and earlier works of the mosque forming a noble complex adding paramount value to the city – the historic architecture of Rabat.
