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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.
Sun setting at Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Taken on Samsung NX300 with 18-200mm lens.
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Another star will be added to the galaxy of the world’s most beautiful mosques with the opening of Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi during the next two months. The largest mosque of the UAE and the white pearl of the Gulf, the mosque, which will fulfill the dream of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Father of the Nation. It is considered one of the 10 largest mosques in the world.
With a capacity to accommodate 40,000 worshippers, the mosque was built with the help of 38 renowned contracting companies. More than 3,000 workers took part in the construction work. The mosque has four minarets on the four corners of the mosque with a height of about 107 meters each. The mosque consists of 57 domes covering the outside yards, main and side entrances. All the domes of the mosque are decorated with white marble and the interior decor was made of the white gypsum. The best types of the colored floral marble and mosaics have been used to pave the courtyard of the mosque which is about 17,000 square meters.
Tower reflections in a couple of pools at Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Taken on Samsung NX300 with 18-200mm lens.
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O reflexo no espelho d'água aumenta ainda mais a sua grandiosidade.
The reflection in the mirror of water further increases its grandeur.