The Hassan II Mosque or Grande Mosquée Hassan II (Arabic: مسجد الحسن الثاني‎ ‎ ; colloquially the "Casablanca Hajj") is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in Morocco and the 13th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world's tallest at 210 m . Completed in 1993, it was designed by Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues. The minaret is 60 stories high topped by a laser, the light from which is directed towards Mecca