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A14 UAE 45TH NATIONAL DAY UAE 45TH NATIONAL DAY A15
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monuments stand tall at Moroccan Islamic architectural styles. The biggest dome is located prayer hall with the largest one at the centre. Designed by Germany’s Vostygan
four corners in the courtyard, in the centre of the main prayer hall. factory, these chandeliers are made of gilded stainless steel with galvanised
providing a high place for 24-carat gold used in gilding.
muezzin to call for prayer, or Round dome inspired The crown of smaller, onion-shaped domes, Glittering Swarovski Main rod holding chandelier’s
Main entrance adhan. A unified adhan is finials and crescent moon is covered with weight of 12 tonnes
landmark
from Fatimid era capped crystals envelop the
The Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque broadcast from the Grand with the golden crescent Italian gold glass chandeliers, with balls of
ranked 2nd among the world’s top Mosque’s minarets to all green, red and yellow
landmarks in 2014. Thousands of mosques in Abu Dhabi. 35m Macedonian Saivak lighting up the prayer hall
11m visitors enter mainly through the marble wraps the
approx. marble-clad arch daily, which is 107 metres Cylindrical upper part derived domes’ exterior 15.5m Height of
one of five entrances. from tip to base from the Ottoman era chandelier
This beautiful mosque is the equivalent
to a 5-storey
Library
largest in the UAE and the eighth The world’s first library inside a
85 metres
from tip to base
10m building
One of 22 light
towers surrounding Main
Lunar illumination entrance
the mosque
A unique lighting system designed to reflect the phases of the moon. Light towers Clock and prayer times
project soft bluish-grey clouds onto the white marble surface of the mosque. The An important aspect of Islamic culture is the
effect appears different every day as the moon progresses through its cycle. clock which determines prayer times. There
Day 1 Day 7 Day 15 Day 21 Day 30 The Courtyard
are 11 clocks inside Shaikh Zayed Grand Minbar
Mosque. They are all manufactured in Britain
This open area at the centre Prophet Mohammad
and made of stainless steel decorated with
is decked with thousands of (PBUH) stood on a Minbar
shells. The clock’s electronic displays show
pieces of white marble with to preach. SZGM’s Minbar
the day’s prayer times.
floral formations conceived is a kind of platform made
Columns Verses derived from from Kevin Deen paintings from cedar wood with
More than 1,000 marble-clad the Quran are written on the outer boundaries. elegant flower carvings
hexagonal columns are inlaid in Arabic calligraphy. This space is considered crafted with shells and
with interlocking floral They decorate the the world’s largest artistic white glass.
designs and semi-precious inner side of the mosaic work.
stones. These columns also domes
boast of azorite, red jasper 17,400 sqm
and violet amethyst. Area of the courtyard
Palm-inspired column
crowns made of golden
oxidised aluminium
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