Sheikh Zayed Mosque, on the western end of Abu Dhabi IslandAbu Dhabi |
Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Panoramic View of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque from the eastern steps |
Main (eastern) entrance of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Each of the four minarets is 107m (351ft) tall |
Top of a minaret, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Sheikh Zayed Mosque - southern dome from in front of the main entrance |
The Sheikh Zayed Mosque is a blend of Moorish and Mughal styles |
Eastern (Main) Entrance |
The entire mosque is covered in white marble |
Inscription over the main entrance, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Inscription over the main entrance, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Northeastern Minaret |
Fountain in front of the main entrance, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Sheikh Zayed Mosque - East Entrance |
Arcade surrounding the Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Northeast Minaret, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Colorful tile panels decorate the mosque |
The central domes through the main entrance |
Inside the arcade, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Northwest Minaret through the eastern arcade |
Small dome over the main entrance, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Eastern Arcade with floral columns |
Central domes, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Courtyard of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque - big enough to hold 32,000 worshippers |
Panoramic view of the domed Prayer Hall, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
The Prayer Hall covered the entire western side of the Great Courtyard |
The Sahan (Great Courtyard) of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque measures just under 145m x 120m |
Sheikh Zayed Mosque - the "Mosque of the Flowers" |
The mosaic work of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque was performed by Italian craftsmen of Fantini Mosaici |
Mom and Deb modeling their abbayas |
Female visitors must dress appropriately to enter the Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Mom and Debbie at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
The mosque lends black abbayas with the image of the mosque in gold embroidery |
The Main Dome rises 85m (279ft) above the courtyard |
Tile work - Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Arcade columns - Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Column capitals of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque - golden palm trees |
Arcade ceiling and the interior of one of the small domes |
The floral courtyard of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque measures 17,500 square meters |
Floral mosaics of the central courtyard, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Sheikh Zayed Mosque Courtyard (Sahan) |
Panoramic view of the floral mosaic courtyard and arcade, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Decoration of the arcade - Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Arabic calligraphy instruction - Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Tile work of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Tile work of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Shoes off to enter the main prayer hall |
Floral mosaic of the Great Courtyard Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Emirati men traditionally dressed at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
4 shallow pools line the outside of the arcades |
The minarets are at each corner of the courtyard |
Two domes and a minaret, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
The mausoleum of Sheikh Zayed is at the northwest corner of the mosque |
The Mausoleum of Sheikh Zayed is that way, but you are not allowed to approach or photograph it |
For some reason, security guards block off a small section on the west side preventing visitors from completing a circle |
Northwest corner of the Great Courtyard |
Floral mosaics of the Great Courtyard, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
The eastern entrance and northeast minaret, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Prayer Hall and Minaret, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Main domes of the prayer hall, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
The domes are made of marble clad reinforced concrete |
Main dome through the southern arcade |
Decorative tile work - southern arcade |
Arabic Calligraphy tile work - Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Endless arches of the Southern Arcade |
The northern and southern arcades are each 160m long |
Southwest corner of the mosque from the outside |
Southern minarets with what I believe may be very ornate towers for speakers |
View of the prayer hall from the south side - Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
View of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque from the south |
Walkway of red polished stone leading to the Grand Mosque |
Prayer Hall - Sheikh Zayed Mosque (south side) |
Domes of the prayer hall - Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Abu Dhabi - Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Etching of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque's silhouette on a glass window of the parking garage elevator lobby |
Sheikh Zayed Mosque - southwest minaret |
The peace is briefly disturbed by the overflight of a UAE Air Force transport landing at Al Bateen Airport |
Sheikh Zayed Mosque, constructed by Abu Dhabi at an estimated cost of 2 billion dirhams (US$545M) |
Sheikh Zayed Mosque - white marble against a blue sky |
Dome and minaret, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Southern Arcade, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Male Ablutions, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Eastern Arcade, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
The Sheikh Zayed Mosque was built between 1996 and 2007 |
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The Sheikh Zayed Mosque is currently said to be the world's 8th largest |
Southern Arcade and Minarets, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Sheikh Zayed Mosque is definitely worth a visit to Abu Dhabi - even just a day trip from Dubai |
The Sheikh Zayed Mosque has 82 domes of varying sizes |
Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi |
Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi |
Mom and Adrienne with Dennis |
Guards with some strange mission in life feel that even outside the mosque, women should not be photographed without the abbaya |
Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi |
Dennis at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi |
Arcades and reflecting pool, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Looking through the arcade into the courtyard - Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
In front of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Domes of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque through Moorish arch |
Mom and Adrienne, Sheikh Zayed Mosque floral courtyard |
Now that they've got their abbayas, it's ok to photograph them |
Mom and Adrienne in their black abbayas, Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
Mom and Adrienne trying out a fairly common fashion used by Arab women in the Gulf States |
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