Scenes of Rabat, Morocco
Scenes of Rabat, Morocco
On our visit to Morocco we sadly didn’t spend much time in the capital Rabat. The tour we were on could only cover the highlights of a country. It would take many months – even years to see everything worth seeing. The few hours we had in this beautiful and intriguing place were enough to whet the appetite and make one vow to someday return – for a much longer period.
Today I share a few photos taken during that stay. They do not do justice to the city.
Scenes of Rabat, Morocco
Scenes of Rabat, Morocco
Royal Mosque, Rabat, Morocco
Royal Mosque, Rabat, Morocco
Shortly after arriving in the capital city Rabat during our tour of Morocco, we stopped briefly at the Royal Mosque. We only walked around the perimeter before moving on to the Royal Palace. Like many mosques around the world, we were not permitted entry, unlike the magnificent mosque in Casablanca, about which I wrote a few weeks ago.
Royal Mosque, Rabat, Morocco
Royal Mosque, Rabat, Morocco
Royal Palace, Rabat, Morocco
Royal Palace, Rabat, Morocco
On our short visit to the capital of Morocco, we briefly stopped in front of the Royal Palace, shown in today’s photos. This palace is one of the more beautiful buildings in the wonderful city of Rabat. The guards at the gate shown in the photo above seemed not be too concerned about a small group of Australian and English tourists snapping away happily with their cameras. The probably knew our guide; he seemed to know everyone else.
The gate itself is just another magnificent example of the stunning mosaics of Morocco. Wherever we went we saw many examples of this fine art. It was hard not to take dozens of photos of each example; observing my wife in action, I think she did.
Royal Palace, Rabat, Morocco
Royal Palace, Rabat, Morocco
Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
Mosaic detail on Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
One of the amazing aspects of our tour of Morocco late last year was the amazing mosaics – everywhere. If you want to appreciate the beauty of this form of architectural design and decoration, go to Morocco. You won’t be disappointed.
On our first full day of our two week tour we visited the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. This magnificent building abounds in the best examples of mosaic art work in the country. Today I feature just a few tastes of that beauty; more will be shown in coming days.
Mosaic detail on Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco
Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
On the first morning of our tour of Morocco we left our hotel in Casablanca early and within a few minutes’ drive we had arrived at the magnificent Hassan II Mosque. This is a truly amazing building in many ways:
- It is the 7th largest mosque in the world
- The minaret at 210 metres is the tallest in the world
- It is built out over the sea, which made it a challenging engineering project
- The mosaics and artistry are only two of its great attributes
In the coming days I will post many more photos of this truly amazing building.
Detail on the minaret of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
Some of our touring group near the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca