Koutoubia Mosque
The absence of architectural features on the place of Jemaa El-Fna serves to emphasize the drama of the nearby Koutoubia Minaret. Nearly 70m high and visible for kilometers on a clear morning. The mosque is one of the largest mosques in the Western Muslim word. It was built by Almohad sultan Abdelmoumen in about 1147 to mark his victory over the Almoravids. The minaret, a masterpiece of Islamic architecture. It later served as the model for the Giralda in Seville, as well as for the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
