Hassan II Mosque quantity poured involved of non-reinforced bulk concrete and of high-strength concrete. The entire work was done at a cost of 50 million euros. Hassan II Mosque The Hassan II Mosque or Grande Mosquée Hassan II (; colloquially the "Casablanca Hajj") is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in Africa, and the 5th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world's tallest minaret at . 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.
Rajadhiraja Chola II renewed strength soon swallowed both the Chola and Sinhalese kingdoms. According to the Pallavarayanpettai inscription, towards the end of Rajaraja II's reign, the chief Kulatullan Tirucirrambalamudaiyan Perumannambi alias Pallavaraiyar brought to the king's notice that there were no sons of eligible age to ascend the throne. Accordingly, having enquired around about the other princes, he chose and brought Ediriliperumal the son of Neriyudaiperumal and the grandson of Vikrama Chola from the palace at Gangaikondacholapuram. Rajaraja II then made this prince as heir-apparent. Four years after this event, when Rajaraja II died, the chief Pallavarayar got Ediriliperumal anointed as the king