Hassan II Mosque

This guide to the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca follows the frantic overnight construction push of the early 1990s, when floodlit crews carved cedar and set tile long after dark to meet a king's deadline. It traces how guild carpenters and zellige setters from across Morocco competed fiercely for a spot on the project, and how thousands of craftsmen quietly outnumbered any single architect's vision. Look up at the cedar ceiling above the prayer hall doors, carved by hands that had to prove themselves worthy of a king's mosque.