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Helen Betts | all galleries >> Oman, Hidden Gem of the Gulf >> The Splendors of Oman's Grand Mosque > The carpet
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28-JUL-2014

The carpet

The Grand Mosque contains the second largest hand-loomed carpet in the world, measuring 70 meters by 60 meters. It was produced in Iran and took 600 women four years to weave and contains 1,700,000,000 knots and weighs 21 tons.

Of course, it was impossible to get a picture of the entire thing, but it was definitely impressive!

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Tom LeRoy10-Aug-2014 10:40
Totally amazing! Great shot of this spectacular carpet. V
Gerard Koehl10-Aug-2014 07:38
C'est impressionnant. V
Gill Kopy10-Aug-2014 01:24
Ah ! THE carpet - it must have been something to install it V
Julie Oldfield09-Aug-2014 20:28
Perfectly exposed.
Jim Coffman09-Aug-2014 12:11
They spare no expense! I can't imagine the cost of such a place! Beautiful image,Helen...
John Hamers09-Aug-2014 12:06
Great shot of interior, wonderful light, impressive info on the carpet !!V
chris morton09-Aug-2014 11:54
so is anyone allowed to walk on it?!