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Helen Betts | all galleries >> Touring the Gulf States >> Surprising Abu Dhabi >> Magnificent Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi > Inside looking out
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17-JAN-2015

Inside looking out

Looking out on one of the many arcades on the perimeter of the mosque building and courtyard.

The Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque can accommodate up to 40,000 worshippers, has four minarets, more than 80 domes and 1,000 pillars holding it all up. The interior has elements from Turkey, Morocco and the Taj Mahal exhibited in marble, gold, semi-precious stones, crystals and ceramics. It hosts the world’s largest Persian carpet, which took 2.000 artisans two years to complete and seven gold-plated crystal chandeliers. (Summary from Lonely Planet’s “Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula”)

Also posted today, some very graceful wall decorations:

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Cemil Gursen14-Nov-2016 07:22
Unusually beautiful stained glass for a mosque. V
Pierre15-Mar-2015 22:45
Un vitrail magnifique superbement capté! V
Carol Rollins10-Mar-2015 01:35
Outstanding capture of this gorgeous sketched glass. Beautiful designs.
Regine L.10-Mar-2015 01:09
It is amazing the treasures you are able to show us. Let us hope ISIS will never get a hold of these.
Julie Oldfield10-Mar-2015 00:57
This is very well done. Great image with the pillars in the background. V
Gill Kopy10-Mar-2015 00:30
Perfectly aligned with the arcade - just stunning Helen V
Sandy Rich09-Mar-2015 23:53
Wonderful glass pattern and so interesting to see the outside patterns peeking in.
Stephanie09-Mar-2015 23:52
Love this magical window!!! VVV
danad09-Mar-2015 21:13
Great work, Helen ! V.
Chris Spracklen09-Mar-2015 20:16
Wonderful close-up from this awesome building, Helen. *V*
Colin Storey09-Mar-2015 20:15
Fantastic image of this ornate window. v
Martin Lamoon09-Mar-2015 20:03
A great window.
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Will Hoskins09-Mar-2015 19:08
This has such pleasing patterns, and I like the small areas of blue and gold in the otherwise almost colorless image. V
The Ellisons09-Mar-2015 18:27
wow, you captured this very well Helen!
Gerard Koehl09-Mar-2015 18:19
Ces vitraux sont magnifiques. V
Jim Coffman09-Mar-2015 18:17
A very fine capture of this beautiful glass!!
joseantonio09-Mar-2015 18:15
I hand´t realised that this was made on glass.great capture.v.
Bill Miller09-Mar-2015 18:05
Lovely glasswork. A lot of attention to detail.
John Hamers09-Mar-2015 17:48
Beautiful window design, captured beautifully and excellent light!!V
Isabel Cutler09-Mar-2015 17:43
Beautifully captured.