Posted by Arco-Íris (Leiria, Portugal) on 12 August 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.
Rabat is the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. The tower only reached 44m, about half of its intended 86m height. The rest of the mosque was also left incomplete, with only the beginnings of several walls and 200 columns being constructed. The tower, made of red sandstone, along with the remains of the mosque and the modern Mausoleum of Mohammed V, forms an important historical and tourist complex in Rabat.
Na actualidade apenas tem cerca de 40 metros de altura, mas pela altura do terramoto de Lisboa em 1755 tinha o dobro, segundo informações do guia.
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An interesting scene.
12 Aug 2008 5:24am
Très bien, je irais même mieux. Une photo classique.....
12 Aug 2008 6:08am
Nice and interesting architecture.
12 Aug 2008 6:20am
A striking image Ana!!
12 Aug 2008 8:18am
pretty fascinating - looks like they're having a 'column' sale!
12 Aug 2008 8:42am
Nice shot!
12 Aug 2008 8:49am
E já agora, qual será a razão dessa diminuição? Sabes?
12 Aug 2008 8:59am
Que estupidez, não me estava a lembrar que esta foto seria de Marrocos. Claro que foi por causa do terramoto. (Acabei de acordar, não ligues, lol).
12 Aug 2008 9:02am
@João André Farinha: :) Eu também estou com sono. Se não fosse uma mensagem que recebi ainda não me tinha levantado.
Parece menos nítida do que habitualmente. Que se passou?
12 Aug 2008 9:10am
@António Pires: Devo ter tirado quando não estava focada. Mas como não tirei mais nenhuma e estou a fazer uma espécie de reportagem da minha viagem a Marrocos resolvi inclui-la na mesma. Achei piada ao facto do guia se referir imensas vezes ao terramoto de Lisboa. Eu costumo referir-me ao Terramoto de 1755 nas aulas. Tentei melhorar no photoshop adicionando sharp, mas ficou pouco melhor.
nice shot
12 Aug 2008 9:13am
um belo lugar lucia ana! beijos
12 Aug 2008 10:31am
Interesting, i had thought the columns a modern abstract sculpture until I read the caption.
12 Aug 2008 10:34am
I have been to Rabat but missed seeing this, nice architecture
12 Aug 2008 10:36am
Interesting scene. Nice shot.
12 Aug 2008 11:01am
Very beautiful light and shot ! Gr. P-TER
12 Aug 2008 11:52am
Very interesting! Thanks! You sure get around!!!
12 Aug 2008 2:56pm
I like all the verticle posts. It really compliments the people and the building.
12 Aug 2008 4:43pm
Great shot! Like your angle!
12 Aug 2008 5:13pm
This is beautiful and I thank you for taking time with the narrative.
12 Aug 2008 5:39pm
Very interesting story - and great image!
12 Aug 2008 7:36pm
great work..
12 Aug 2008 9:10pm
Very strange place with all those columns.
12 Aug 2008 11:49pm
interesting shot. weird to see so many columns with nothing on top of them. why wasn't it completed?
13 Aug 2008 12:10am
@danthro: The tour guide said that the earthquake of Lisbon destroyed half of the tower in 1755. Thanks for your visit, danthro!
Makes you wonder what might have been ...
Cool shot.
13 Aug 2008 2:10am
Very interesting place indeed. Any idea why they didn't complete it?
13 Aug 2008 3:57am
@Nicholas: The tour guide said that the earthquake of Lisbon destroyed half of the tower in 1755. Thanks Nicholas.
It's looks wonderful and people are still viewing and visiting, I wonder why they don't repair...beautiful tower, great photo ;)
13 Aug 2008 12:24pm
@Lorraine: I'm glad you like them Lorraine! :)
I'm coming to this backwards in time. It makes an excellent reference picture for the following day's take on this same tower.
14 Aug 2008 2:45am
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