Hassan Tower
E49659
Hassan Tower is an unfinished 12th-century minaret and iconic historical monument in Rabat, Morocco, originally intended to be the world’s largest mosque.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical monument
ⓘ
minaret ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mausoleum of Mohammed V ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tour Hassan ⓘ |
| ArabicName | صومعة حسان ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Almohad architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
1755 Lisbon earthquake
ⓘ
surface form:
Lisbon earthquake of 1755
|
| builtByDynasty |
Almohad dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Almohad Caliphate
|
| builtDuringReignOf | Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ |
| category |
12th-century architecture in Morocco
ⓘ
Islamic architecture in Morocco ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1195 ⓘ |
| constructionStartPeriod | late 12th century ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| damageCause | earthquake in 1755 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carved stone decoration
ⓘ
decorative blind arches ⓘ geometric motifs ⓘ horseshoe arches ⓘ ramps instead of stairs inside the tower ⓘ |
| height | approximately 44 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | iconic landmark of Rabat ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Morocco
ⓘ
Rabat ⓘ Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region ⓘ |
| materialUsed | red sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hassan Mosque complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Hassan Mosque
|
| near |
Bou Regreg River
ⓘ
historic center of Rabat ⓘ |
| originalFunction | minaret of a grand mosque ⓘ |
| originalIntendedStatus | minaret of the world’s largest mosque ⓘ |
| ownership |
Morocco
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Morocco
|
| partOf | Hassan Mosque complex ⓘ |
| plannedHeight | approximately 80 meters ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Islam ⓘ |
| stateOfCompletion | unfinished ⓘ |
| survivingElements |
minaret tower
ⓘ
remains of mosque walls ⓘ ruins of mosque columns ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Moroccan historical heritage
ⓘ
Rabat ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major tourist attraction in Rabat ⓘ |
| UNESCODesignation | World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.