Saturday, September 25, 2010

Hassan II mosque / Mosquee Hassan II, Casablanca, Maroc


Here is the inside of the Hassan II mosque, which is undoubtedly prestigious. Hassan II is the previous king of Marocco, and he was traditionalist. Like all people of importance, he wanted to leave his mark in the country. So he started the project of this mosque, which was colossal. Obviously it needed important funds, and so the king extracted as much money as he could from the poor people and in particular the middle class of the country. Although it is a very touristic place, it left a bitter taste to the marrocan people.

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Voici l'interieur de la mosquee Hassan II, qui est vraiment prestigieux. Hassan II est le roi precedent roi du Maroc, et il etait traditionnel. Comme tous les hommes avec une certaine importance, il voulait laisser sa trace dans le pays. Il a donc demarre le projet de la mosquee, qui est colossale. Evidemment il a eu besoin de fonds tres importants, et donc le roi a extrait du "petit peuple" et plus particulierement de la classe moyenne autant d'argent qu'il pouvait. Bien que ce soit un lieu tres touristique, cela a laisse un gout amer aux Marocains.