Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque - Exterior

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	AbuDhabi Feb11 199.jpg	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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