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About Mausoleum of Mohammed V

This marble mausoleum near the Hassan Tower is the final resting place of Hassan II, father of the present king of Morocco. The Mohamed V Mausoleum, located on the Yacoub al-Mansour esplanade, was built in traditional Moroccan style and is considered a masterpiece of modern Alaouite dynasty architecture. Visitors to this revered site must dress accordingly and can look down into the tomb from a gallery.

Attractions around Mausoleum of Mohammed V

Hassan Tower

This red-sandstone minaret of an incomplete mosque is Rabat’s most famous landmark. Hassan Tower was intended to be the largest minaret in the world but in 1199, Sultan Yacoub al-Mansour died and construction on the mosque stopped. The tower reached 140 feet, about half of its intended height, and the rest of the mosque was also left unfinished.