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| Mosque of Hasan ( Morocco ) |
Property Name : Mosque of Hasan
| Inventory No: |
212-3-1 |
| Date of infill of the inventory form: |
2008-02-29 |
| Country (State party): |
Morocco |
| Province : |
Rabat |
| Town: |
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| Geographic coordinates: |
34° 1' 24.09" N
6° 49' 20.47" W |
| Historic Period: |
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| Year of Construction: |
end of 12th century |
| Style: |
Almohad |
| Orginal Use : |
Mosque |
| Current Use : |
Mosque |
| Architect: |
Unknown.
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| Significance
Yaqub al-Mansur founded Rabat in 1191 and at the same time began work on this enourmous Friday mosque, which was left unfinished at 1199. If completed, it would have been one of the largest religious monuments in the Islamic world. The aisles of the sanctuary are multiplied to form a triple transept along the qibla wall, and two internal courtyards appear in addition to the more usual long courtyard near the entrance. The columns were composed of cylindirical stone drums. The minaret is partly preserved and probably would have been about 60 m high. The minaret bears similar decorative features to that of other Almohad mosques in Marrakesh.
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| Selection Criteria
iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
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| References
Michell, George. Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning. Thames and Hudson, London, 1978
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