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At the Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque, Abu Dhabi

Located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, this is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest in the world. The mosque site is equivalent to the size of approximately five football fields and it can accommodate 40,000 worshippers. Natural materials used for their long-lasting qualities, including white marble stone, gold, semi-precious stones, crystals and ceramics.

 

Submitted 11/09/2014

Rejected by Getty: 07/10/2014

 

Reason: Unsuitable Travel Imagery

 

Not taken, "forbidden" by the mosque.

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Uploaded on September 16, 2014
Taken on January 27, 2014