Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque - Interior

Entering the main Prayer Hall	Tour Schedule of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque (you don't have to take a guided tour)	Vestibule of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Sheikh Zayed Mosque - Vestibule
Looking through one of the mosque's windows back to the courtyard	Glass mosaic artwork inlaid in a window continuing the flower motif	Debbie looking rather different	Vestibule Chandelier, Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Vestibule Chandelier, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	The chandeliers are from Germany and use Swarovki crystal	Vestibule chandelier	Vines of flowers from the floor to the walls
Mosaic flowers in the vestibule, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Italian flower mosaics by Fantini Mosaici	Mosaic flowers of semi-precious stone raised above the level of the marble	The Mosque of Flowers - Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Vestibule chandelier, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Stained glass window - vestibule of Sheikh Zayed Mosque	The interior of the main dome, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque	Entering the main prayer hall of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque - capacity 7000
The world's 3rd largest chandelier	The main chandelier has diameter of 10m, a height of 15m and seems to use LED lighting	AbuDhabi Feb11 067.jpg	Main chandelier of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Panoramic view of the prayer hall, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Panoramic view of the prayer hall, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Debbie at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque	The world's largest Persian carpet 5,627 m2 (60,570 sq ft)
Around 1250 artisans took nearly 2 years tie 2.2 billion knots converting 35 tons of wool into the world's largest Persian rug	One of the medallions of the carpet, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Qibla Wall of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque	The Qibla Wall - Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Minbar of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Mihrab of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Syrian chair with lectern, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Upper decorations keeping with the flower theme
Inspiring prayer hall of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Chandelier of a secondary dome	A small part of the world's largest Iranian carpet	The main dome chandelier, Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Prayer Hall - Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Interior arches of the Mosque of Flowers, Abu Dhabi	I wonder how the chandeliers will fare centuries from now	Chandelier detail - Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Columns on the left side of the prayer hall	Family photo at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque	This, according to the mosque guardians, is an unacceptable photo	This, they say, is an acceptable family photo at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque
I think we still should have made dad wear the traditional Arab robe	Mosaic flower, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Prayer Hall, Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi	Prayer Hall, Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Column with inlaid flower mosaics	Swarkovski chandelier, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Prayer clock, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Mosaic flowers, Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Hand-woven Persian carpet, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Hand-woven Persian carpet, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Ladies prayer hall, a tiny fraction of the size of the main prayer hall	Window flower mosaic, Sheikh Zayed Mosque - Ladies' prayer hall
Window mosaic flower, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Window mosaic flower, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Decoration in the Ladies' Prayer Hall, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Window of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Dome reflection with window mosaic, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Reflection in the polished marble floor, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Ablution facilities, Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Ablution facilities, Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Escalator from the main level to the basement ablution facitilities	Chandelier of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque	Adrienne at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, March 2012	Mom on her second visit to the Sheikh Zayed Mosque
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