Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi

We had visited the GRAND MOSQUE in Abu Dhabi (Not complete yet, but open to visitors and for the prayers) on 8 Jan 2009 with my parents.

Sheikh Zayed Mosque is the third largest mosque in the world, located in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan the founder and the first President of the United Arab Emirates, who is also buried there.

A brief introduction of the mosque:

"The mosque has the world's largest carpet at 7,119 square metres from Iran.

The world's largest chandelier from Germany made from one million Swarovski crystals.
It has 28 types of marble and 24-carat gold throughout.
The 22,412 square metre mosque site equates to around the size of five football fields.
More than 3,000 workers and 38 renowned contracting companies took part in the construction work.
The mosque has 82 domes all of traditional Moroccan design - all decorated with white marble.
The main dome's outer shell is 32.8 metres in diameter and stands at a height of 70 metres from the inside and 85 metres from the outside. "

Here you can see some of the pictures that I took.

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

83 domes in all

The grave site of Sheikh Zayed

Pond Pillars

Pillars everywhere



pillars



Centre peace

German made 9 ton chandelier

elegance

natural ceiling light

Moroccan designed and crafted parquetry

pillars

me wearing abayas

beautiful window

inlaid floral detail

World's Largest Persian Carpet