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Kuwaiti Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III KAF343 drifts through the high cirrus while heading home at FL330 as 'KAF3201'
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At the moment it's time for "canned food" - due to the lack of new travel options, I once again searched my hard drive for unedited pictures from past trips. I came across this picture of the Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi. Apparently there is a multi-colored lighting concept for this bridge - but on that evening it was simply illuminated in white - probably the reason why I have so far ignored the picture...
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is a masterpiece of modern Islamic architecture and design. Conceived by Sheikh Zayed, and marking his final resting-place, the mosque is one of the few in the region open to non-Muslims. More than 90,000 tonnes of pure white marble from the Republic of Macedonia were used in its construction. In the interior, three steel, gold, brass and crystal chandeliers fill the main prayer hall with shafts of primary-coloured light. The chandeliers, the largest of which weighs approximately 11 tonnes, sparkle with Swarovski crystals and shine with 40kg of 24-karat galvanised gold. One of the prayer hall's most impressive features is the world's largest loomed carpet fashioned from Iranian cotton and New Zealand wool and flown in from Mashad, Iran, on two aeroplanes – Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arabic Emirates
UAE Trip - Day 4
Popularly known as the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, it is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world.
Sharm El Sheikh is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 73,000 as of 2015. Sharm El Sheikh is the administrative hub of Egypt's South Sinai Governorate, which includes the smaller coastal towns of Dahab and Nuweiba as well as the mountainous interior, St. Catherine and Mount Sinai. Today the city is a holiday resort and significant centre for tourism in Egypt.
It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates. The design of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque has been inspired by Persian, Mughal and Moorish mosque architecture, particularly the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan and the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco being direct influences. The dome layout and floorplan of the mosque was inspired by the Badshahi Mosque and the architecture was inspired by Persian, Mughal and Moorish design. Its archways are quintessentially Moorish and its minarets classically Arab. The design of the mosque can be best described as a fusion of Arab, Persian, Mughal and Moorish architecture.
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Sun setting at Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Taken on Samsung NX300 with 18-200mm lens.
Two more views of the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque in Naqsh-e Jahan Square. The beautiful lady on the right is my lovely wife, Suriya. We've been married for 47 years.
Wikipedia: Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture that was built during the Safavid Empire, standing on the eastern side of Naqsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan, Iran. Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was finished in 1619. It was built by the chief architect Mohammadreza Isfahani, during the reign of Shah Abbas I of Persia.
The purpose of this mosque was for it to be private to the royal court (unlike the Shah Mosque, which was meant for the public). For this reason, the mosque does not have any minarets and is smaller. Indeed, few Westerners at the time of the Safavids even paid any attention to this mosque, and they certainly did not have access to it. Today, these doors are open to visitors.
The Grand Mosque was constructed between 1996 and 2007.[2] It was designed by Syrian architect Yousef Abdelky.[3] The building complex measures approximately 290 by 420 m (950 by 1,380 ft), covering an area of more than 12 hectares (30 acres), excluding exterior landscaping and vehicle parking.
Rahman Sheikh, more than 80 year old, live in Munshiganj. He was selling water lily to a local water lily market. When I asked him to take his photo he hold his flower high and gave that inspiring smile...
I met Tiny a good while back though i didnt know his name at the time. Today we talked for a good while. He told me he converted to Islam a decade ago and could read and write a bit of arabic. in fact, rather than a member of the Nation of Islam, he practiced mainstream Sunni Islam and ran with a crew of 'arabians' (his term). he said they called him sheikh tiny. he agreed to introduce me to his imam at their mosque friday afternoon.