Michel Pinseau

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Michel Pinseau (1924 - September 15, 1999) was a French architect. He is known for his conception of the tallest minaret in the world, Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco.

[edit] Career

Pinseau graduated from École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1956. He then worked on many projects in the French capital especially in the Champs-Elysées area.

Michel Pinesau is known as Hassan II's architect because after a meeting between the two men in the 1970's, Pinseau started to work on many projects in Morocco.

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