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	Hassan Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan (Arabic: برج حسان; transliterated: Burj Hassan) is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, Morocco.
		Begun in 1195, the tower was intended to be the largest minaret in the world along with the mosque, also intended to be the world's largest.
		The tower, along with the remains of the mosque and the modern Mausoleum of Mohammed V, forms the most important historical and tourist complex in Rabat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hassan_Tower (294 words)

	Giralda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Giralda is a former Almohad minaret converted to a bell tower in Seville, Spain.
		The tower, an ancient minaret from the Almohad mosque of Seville, is constructed in several distinct parts from different cultures.
		The tower of the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh served as a model for the Giralda and its sister, the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Giralda (505 words)

	Children's Stories - A Monkey in the Palace
		Hassan, no! You can eat the bananas, but not the melons." He tried to catch Hassan but he was too quick for the boy.
		Hassan threw a casaba at one of the swans that was gliding across a pond.
		Hassan had lifted the lid of one of the huge wooden chests sitting on the floor.
	www.electricscotland.com /kids/stories/monkey.htm (1078 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Fathy Hassan
		Fathy, Hassan (1900-1989), Egyptian architect, the focus of whose work was on providing housing and urban environments for the poor, chiefly in...
		Hassan II, full name Moulay Hassan (1929-1999), King of Morocco (1961-1999), born in Rabat on July 9, 1929, the son of Mohammed V. Hassan received...
		Hassan, Khaled (Abu Sa'id) (1928-1994), Palestinian politician and a leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Fathy_Hassan.html (112 words)

	[Untitled - prayer tower, Rabat] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This prayer tower, then situated on the outskirts of Rabat, was in use by a Mullah who rode a horse to its top on a roundabout staircase 5 times each day for the call to prayer.
		The structure -- also known as the tower of Hassan or Hassan tower -- was, like the fort pictured elsewhere
		In 1998, the tower was incorporated into, and is in fact the focus of, the Mausoleum of Sultan Mohammed V, who liberated Morocco from French rule in 1956.
	www.smu.edu /digitallibrary/cul/gir/ww2/mcsc/nafrica/pages/mcs675na.htm (104 words)

	UWM Report
		Hassan has studied, critiqued, lectured on, and read so much modern literature that he has been asked for his opinion on various authors by the Nobel Prize selection committee.
		Hassan, Vilas Research Professor of English and Comparative Literature since 1970, retired this summer from teaching at UWM, but plans to continue traveling, writing, and lecturing on literary topics.
		Hassan, a graduate of the University of Cairo and the University of Pennsylvania, came to America on a scholarship to study electrical engineering.
	www.uwm.edu /News/report/old/sept99/people.html (1089 words)

	SBE Chicago 1998 Jun Meeting Minutes
		Hassan said the first six months of Digital TV broadcasts will be demo-like, and the rollout of Digital TV needs to be done soon to demonstrate its capabilities to the public or "DTV may not fly".
		Hassan, with new routers, intercom and cameras being purchased this fall, and one control room will be upgraded to Digital as well.
		Hassan noted work on the possibility of passing through the ABC network's 720P HDTV signal, but for local insertion, 480P will be used.
	www.broadcast.net /~sbe26/min0698.htm (1095 words)

	The Tourist Guide Of Rabat
		Right by the tower Hassan, but in centuries of distance, here is the mausoleum Mohamed V the construction of which began in 1962.
		The Tower Hassan: the mosque is built at the end of the XIIth century by the sultan Yaqoub el Mansour (1184-1199).
		Of the kasbah of Oudaïas in the avenue Hassan II - The boulevard Al-Alou goes along(follows) the Moslem cemetery of the kasbah.
	www.travel-in-morocco.com /rabatguidetouristiqueGB.htm (3136 words)

	New York Architecture Images- Municipal Building and Stalinist Architecture
		With its l5-story tower modeled on the Giralda Tower in Seville, Spain, the Biltmore rises majestically in the city of Coral Gables.
		From the Tower of Jewels we turned our attention to those other towers, the four so charming in design and in proportion, Renaissance in feeling, their simplicity seeming all the more graceful on account of the contrast with the other tower's over-ornamentation.
		Note- the Giralda Tower incorporates the four globes at the four corners of the main (lower) tower, as opposed to the stacked globes of the Koutoubia Minaret.
	www.nyc-architecture.com /ARCH/ARCH-notes-municipal.htm (1904 words)

	Islamic architecture - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Islamic architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The building was constructed for Sultan Hassan in 1356 as a mosque and religious school for members of each of the four main Sunni Muslim sects.
		A very flexible plan form, it is found from Cairo to central Asia in mosques, theological colleges, caravanserais, and hospitals.
		Spiral minarets are found but most commonly they take the form of a tapering cylindrical tower.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Islamic+architecture (1136 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Features \| The boundless frontier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the middle of it all lie two wells; nymphs are said to have danced about them at night, but that afternoon I saw only the storks that have made their homes in the ruined towers.
		The next day we visited the Tour Hassan (Hassan Tower), built by Sultan Ya'qoub Al-Mansour at the end of the 12th century and the remnant of what was planned to become the second-largest mosque in the Arab world.
		The Hassan II Mosque, perched on the westernmost point of the Muslim world in Casablanca, is not on any of the trails but is still definitely worth a visit as it commands an impressive view of the ocean.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2000/483/tr1.htm (1703 words)

	Mice - Morocco 2003
		Yacoub El Mansour, the great Almohad conqueror was the first to brandish his mark on the city in 1195 and is credited with building the Hassan Tower, which was meant to be one of the greatest mosques in the Muslim world.
		Every façade of the tower displays a different pattern, and the shortfall in the tower’s height does not detract from the beauty of its design.
		With the former ruler, King Hassan II being an avid golfer, Rabat holds pride of place for golfers with its Royal Golf Club Dar Es Salam, which plays host to the Hassan II Tournament each November.
	www.miceonline.net /morocco/rabat.htm (1004 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| Weeping Hassan in plea for life
		Mrs Hassan begs Prime Minister Tony Blair to withdraw British forces from Iraq to save her from the same fate as murdered British captive Ken Bigley.
		He said the tape contained only Mrs Hassan's statement and did not include any claim of responsibility or clue to the identity of her kidnappers.
		Mrs Hassan, who has lived in Iraq for 30 years, was kidnapped at about 0730 (0430 GMT) on Tuesday on her way to work in Baghdad.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/3945443.stm (560 words)

	Morocco page
		We see the walled Royal Palace with it's vast courtyard; and the 12th-century Hassan Tower which dominates the ruins of a mosque.
		It was built in 1989 and is situated overlooking the ocean.
		Hassan Tower with a stork nest on top.
	www.mdweil.com /moroccopage.htm (135 words)

	Rabat
		Located on the southside of the city, the gate leads to the Chellah Necropolis and is also the point of convergence for the many side streets traversing the embassy district from the Hassan Tower esplanade.
		An ancient minaret, known as the Hassan Tower, is all that remains of Sultan Yacoub El-Mansour’s project to build the second greatest mosque in the Islamic world, after the Semarra Mosque in Iraq.
		According to the original plans, the minaret was to have risen to a height of 80 metres, but the Hassan Tower, which overlooks the ruins of some two hundred columns, is just 44 metres high.
	www.travel-in-morocco.com /rabatgb.htm (1719 words)

	Explore Qatar - Designing a passion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The two- storey building is laid out on a square plan, each corner dominated by a protruding tower barely higher than the facade and crowned by crenellation and entrances on all four sides.
		The typical wind towers on two ends with geometric stucco design forming the decoration may not blend well in a New York street but it sits well on a desert environment which is otherwise devoid of visual stimuli.
		Barzan Tower on the Corniche is a building, which combines the design of a contemporary office tower with a shiny glass facade, with that of a traditional Qatari fort.
	www.explore-qatar.com /indexposts.html?show=1&idz=114 (2381 words)

	Brian's Study Breaks
		Stepping out onto the terrace and looking left, you could see the huge Hassan Tower, originally begun by the Sultan Yacoub the Victorious in 1195 and intended to be the minaret of a mosque which was never completed.
		Looking out of the southernmost two streets of the medina you could see Avenue Hassan II, which forms the border between the medina and the villa nouvelle, and across it huge hotels and flashing neon signs with advertisements appealing to Rabat's rather large population of wealthy elites and travellers.
		It was still clear that the city was nice, as if you went to a place like the Hassan II tower you found a fountain-filled garden near where two soldiers on horseback holding Moroccan flags guarded the entrance to the mausoleum of the previous two monarchs.
	bjulrich.blogspot.com /2004_05_30_bjulrich_archive.html (1451 words)

	Rabat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He built Rabat's city walls and began construction on what would have been the world's largest mosque.
		The ruins of the unfinished mosque, including the Hassan Tower, still stand today.
		The Almohad empire lost control of its possessions in Spain and much of its African territory, eventually leading to its total collapse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rabat (665 words)

	Untitled
		It is King Hassan II's main city of residence.
		The King's palace and government quarters, the Chellah or Sala Colonia ruins, the Oudaias kasbah and cultural museum, museum of Roman antiquities, the Hassan Tower and its impressive esplanade, the exquisitely decorated mausoleum of King Mohammed V, the present king's father, potters' village on the outskirts of town.
		See the royal palace grounds, Chellah Roman ruins, Mohammed V mausoleum, Hassan Tower, Oudaia kasbah and picturesque town of Salé.
	www.olivebranchtours.com /html/rabat.html (330 words)

	Morocco - images - Travel-Images.com 1- Rabat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Rabat: Hassan mosque and tower - a few columns spared by the 1755 earthquake
		Rabat: wall of the Hassan mosque and the Hassan tower, its unfinished minaret
		Rabat: Hassan tower and the ruined main prayer hall of the Hassan mosque
	geo.ya.com /travelimages/morocco9.html (152 words)

	Rabat City, Morocco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The intense blue of the sky and the sea.
		And, nestling within the protection of the ochre-colored ramparts, a gleaming white city and a minaret (tower) that reaches up to touch the clouds: this is Rabat, the capital of Morocco.
		As Yacoub el-Mansour is honored with the Hassan tower, dominating what should have been one of the greatest mosques in the Muslim world, or the mausoleum of the late King Mohammed V, architect of Moroccan independence in 1956 and the imposing Royal Palace, residence of the king and seat of the government since 1912.
	www.moroccotravelandtours.com /rabatcity.htm (369 words)

	jewish10.html
		Visit Hassan Tower, the Chellah Necropolis, and the Kasbah des Oudaias overlooking the Atlantic ocean.
		The narrow and cobbled streets of Fes are filled with ancient mosques, towering minarets, crumbling fandouks (inns for medieval travelers and their animals) and narrow openings into the private world beyond: an architecture of carved cedar portals, brilliantly colored mosaic tiles, delicately carved stucco ornament, and green glazed roofs.
		Explore exotic Marrakech: the towering Koutoubia minaret, the Saadien Tombs, the Menara Gardens, the Medersa ben Youssef, the domed Koubba, and the Dar Si Said Museum.
	www.sarahtours.com /jewish10.html (885 words)

	Rabat, Morocco: Oudaïa gate
		The Oudaïa gate dates back to the Almohad period, and was erected in the same period as the Hassan tower (around 1200).
		It is believed that the purpose of this gate, was ceremonical.
		This article, with its images, its photos, its music, may not be reproduced or stored in any form, without the consent of the publishers.
	i-cias.com /morocco/rabat06.htm (148 words)

	Pilgrim Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		We continue on to Rabat, Morocco's capital and imperial city, for an afternoon tour of the Hassan Tower, Mohammed V Mausoleum, and the ramparts of the Mechouar surrounding the Royal Palace before settling in at our hotel for the evening.
		After breakfast, we travel to Meknes, chosen by Sultan Moulay Ismail as his imperial capital at the end of the 17th century, and known for its 20 gates, more than 50 palaces, and 15 miles of surrounding walls.
		Visit the famous todra canyons, towering rock walls as high as 1,000 feet.
	www.pilgrimtours.com /africa/morocco.htm (584 words)

	Essential Morocco 8 Days From £199 - Travel Talk 2006 Tours / The Leading Anzac & Mediterranean Tour Operator - Tours ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After visiting the Royal Palace, Chellah Ruins, Hassan Tower, Mohamed V Mausoleum and the Oudayas Gardens, we’ll depart for Fes, where we’ll stay overnight.
		Midelt is an impressive mountain city at 1488 meters of altitude, remarkably situated down the jbel Ayachi (3737 m).
		In the afternoon we’ll continue to Erfoud via the canyon of Ziz and the lake of the retaining reservoir Hassan Addakhil.
	www.gumtree.com /london/72/3425172.html (748 words)

	3 weeks in Morocco
		After two glasses of orange juice on the street, I decide to go to see the famous Hassan tower and the mausoleum where Hassan II and Mohammed V are buried.
		The tower should be 60m high but the construction ends at 45m.
		Inside, the central tomb is the one of Mohammed V whereas the tomb of his son Hassan II is on the left.
	ddpn.free.fr /morocco/eng/j02.html (1152 words)

	Ham Radio Stuff
		He became king in 1961 after the death of his father King Mohammad V. He was preceded in death by his brothers Abdellah, CN8AB, and Rey, CN8AA.
		He and his two brothers are buried in a new mausoleum adjacent to Hassan Tower in Rabat.
		The 20 meter beam is 7 elements on a 90 foot boom.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Composite_Aircraft_Accessories/hamradio.htm (795 words)

	amine
		Although Morocco is a lot tamer than it used to be, the combination of heat, dust, spicy flavors, mysterious beauty and intrusive touts can be overwhelming at times.
		THE HASSAN TOWER, A MINARET FROM WHICH MUSLIMS ARE CALLED TO PRAYER, RISES IN THE SIDE THE UNFINISHED 12-CENTURY HASSAN THE SECOND MOSQUE.
		Morocco's location along the narrow Straits of Gibraltar at the mouth of the Mediterranean has dictated its history: Every major European power (including the Romans) felt the necessity to control the area at one time or another&emdash;and left its mark.
	plaza.ufl.edu /ilvia/amine22.htm (518 words)

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