Sheikh Zayed Mosque a prominent figure in the UAE

Hello my friends, I hope you are doing well,Today with one of the world's largest architectural antiques
(((Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque)))
When I visited, I felt the greatness and the sweat of the Islamic civilization and the creativity that reached
It is the fourth largest mosque in the world in terms of the total area after the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque in Saudi Arabia and the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca with an area of ​​412.22 square meters without the lakes around it.
The mosque can accommodate 7,000 worshipers, but it is possible with the use of the open spaces to accommodate about 40 thousand worshipers. Imagine this ...
Construction of the mosque began in 1998 and was built at a height of 9 meters from the street level on the orders of Sheikh Sheikh Zayed personally. The first prayer was held on Eid al-Adha in 1428 AH on 10 December 2007. But ended in March 2008. Will Abbott.

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the design
After the first stage, which includes the foundations and the concrete structure, the finishing touches to the mosque are decorated with Greek and Italian white marble, one of the finest marble in the world.
The interior design was done by calligraphers from the UAE, Syria and Jordan and was supervised by a group of artists from around the world. I wrote verses from the Holy Quran with three types of calligraphy.


In addition to the use of unique plants specially designed for the mosque in its exquisite interior decoration, the mosaics used the mosaic to cover the whole square of the mosque (17,000 square meters), one of the largest mosques in the world.

The mosque is adorned with seven crystal chandeliers of different sizes, made by the world's leading manufacturers of crystal Swarovski crystals and painted with gold.

Mosque inside

Available in the main prayer hall of the mosque are 24 columns covered with white marble, decorated with shells, pink and vegetal forms, and large ceilings and domes.

Mosque carpet

The mosque floor covers the largest carpet in the world, with an area of ​​5,627 square meters, which is hand-made and woven in Iran.

Dome of the mosque

The dome of the main mosque is the largest dome in the world, with a height of 83 meters and an internal diameter of 32.8. The dome weighs a thousand tons.

Mosque Library

Contains three thousand books of religion, science and culture, and in more than a dozen languages.
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was buried on the northern side of the mosque on November 3, 2004, before construction of the mosque was completed.