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15-JAN-2015

Museum of Islamic Art

The Museum of Islamic Art, set on its own man-made island, was designed by IM Pei and holds the largest collection of Islamic art in the world, gathered from three continents. Not surprisingly, it is the number one tourist attraction in Doha on TripAdvisor. It was a stunning building, and the collection was superb, taking up three entire floors. We spent several hours here, and I took a lot of pictures, but I think I’ll only post a few of them right now rather than do a sub-gallery, having already done one on a similar exhibit in Copenhagen. Maybe I'll save that project for a rainy day!

An interesting article from The Telegraph about the museum and Doha in general: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-features/9943622/Museum-of-Islamic-Art-in-Doha-Its-about-creating-an-audience-for-art.html

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Dan Greenberg02-Mar-2015 04:47
Very striking and taken at a very nice time of day to get this wonderful side lighting. Having the one person in there really completes the image. ~BV~
Julie Oldfield24-Feb-2015 03:28
Another fantastic composition. V
Gill Kopy23-Feb-2015 02:44
Amazing architecture - I really like it. Another very well placed person :) V
Carol Rollins22-Feb-2015 15:26
Excellent capture of this very impressive building.
The Ellisons22-Feb-2015 10:37
Great example of modern islamic architecture!
David Lewins22-Feb-2015 10:16
Excellent clean lines and nicely framed!
danad22-Feb-2015 09:28
Great lines and perspective. V.
Pieter Bos22-Feb-2015 09:06
Another interesting building, in great afternoon light! ~V
Tom LeRoy22-Feb-2015 09:04
A really stunning building, your shot is especially nice with the lone figure to give it scale. V
Milan Vogrin22-Feb-2015 08:59
You have a good eye for composition. V!
Patrick Goossens22-Feb-2015 08:51
Love the deign of this museum. The man on the walkway is just in the right spot. Great capture.
joseantonio22-Feb-2015 07:09
Looks really interesting. I like your composition and the inclussion of thar person for scale.V
Gerard Koehl22-Feb-2015 07:09
Superbe architecture. V