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| | Mosque of Hassan 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) |
 | | Mosque outside Casablanca, Morocco, begun in 1980 and completed in 1993, in order to celebrate the 60th birthday of King Hassan 2 of Morocco. |
 | | It is the highest religious building in the world, and the largest mosque there is, covering 20,000 m², and has room for 25,000 people, of which 5,000 places are set off for women. |
 | | The mosque has been financed to a large extent by gifts, and there has been questions put forward on where all the money has come from. |
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