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A Rocket-Inspired Skyscraper Is Morocco's Latest Drawcard
A showpiece 820-foot tower overlooking the capital is finally open for business.
The Mohammed VI Tower that sits between Rabat and twin city Sale.
Photographer: Issam Zerrok/AFP/Getty Images
Morocco’s tallest building, a $700 million skyscraper inspired by the rocket that put a man on the moon, is finally opening for business — the latest symbol of progress for one of North Africa’s fastest-growing economies.
King Mohammed VI Tower, which stands 55 storeys and 250 meters (820 feet) high, has been taking shape for the past eight years on the edge of Rabat, the Moroccan capital that’s home to the royal court.