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Rabay: The unfinished Hassan Tower

  • Boulevard Mohamed Lyazidi, Rabat, Marocco
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Siti Storici
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Built by the Almohads, the unfinished Hassan Tower was the work of ruler Yacoub al-Mansour and would have been the minaret for his grand vision of a mosque on this site. Upon his death in 1150, construction was abandoned and this 45 m tower is all that remains of his original plan.

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