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 |
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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 |
Mom on her second visit to the Sheikh Zayed Mosque |
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