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One of many magnificent ceiling domes in the mosque.
“With a prayer hall that can accommodate 25.000, the Hassan II Mosque is the second-largest religious building in the world, after the mosque in Mecca. The complex covers 9 hectares (978,774 square feet), two-thirds of it being built over the sea. The minaret, the lighthouse of Islam, is 200 m (656 feet) high, and two laser beams, reaching over a distance of 30 km (18.5 miles) shine in the direction of Mecca. The building was designed by Michel Pinseau, 35,000 craftsmen worked on it, and it opened in 1993. … [It] is a monument to Moroccan architectural virtuosity and craftsmanship.” (“Eyewitness Travel, Morocco”)
A gilded dome, posted earlier:
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Date/Time | 16-Apr-2015 17:21:48 |
Make | Nikon |
Model | NIKON D810 |
Flash Used | No |
Focal Length | 34 mm |
Exposure Time | 1/125 sec |
Aperture | f/3.5 |
ISO Equivalent | 6400 |
Exposure Bias | -1.00 |
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