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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير)
Photo of my trip to Abu Dhabi in April 2011. // Foto meiner Reise nach Abu Dhabi im April 2011.
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates // الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة, أبو ظبي)
he was a very wise man.
he was the owner of the United Arab of Emirates UAE.
he was having a clear vision for the future.
he was able to talk to an old guy like in the pic or to the politions.
he was a great leader.
Columns - the Mosque has about 1,000 columns in its outer areas, clad with over 20,000 marble panels inlaid with semi-precious stones including abalone shell, amethyst, lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, red agate. The 96 columns in the main prayer hall are decorated with mother of pearl.Calligraphy from the three styles of Kufi, Naskhi, Thuloth is used in the mosque, designed by calligraphers from Jordan, Syria, and UAE.Panels - 80 hand-crafted Iznik panels, or ceramic tiles, feature Thuloth style calligraphy from Sheikh Hasan Celbi of Turkey.
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