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Mezquita Sheikh Zayed - Abu Dhabi (EAU)
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This old dhow, now converted to diesel power, strikes a silhouette against the setting sun in the shallows of Abu Dhabi.
This magnificent building in Abu Dhabi is beautifully lit in the evening and takes on a whole new personality.
La Gran Mezquita Sheikh Zayed de Abu Dabi deslumbra con su mármol blanco, sus 82 cúpulas y sus columnas con puntas doradas.
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A sunset view from the Oasis of Dignity of Sheikh Zayad Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Panorama of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
Made out of four exposures using Lightroom. Unfortunately one image was slightly out of focus :-(
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
On one day during our last trip to Dubai we took our rental car all the way to Abu Dhabi to visit the famous Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. It still had a large ring of construction around it. But once we made our way through the construction area (and then on foot through a huge empty underground parking garage ... how very romantic...) it is indeed quite peaceful und impressive. We timed our arrival perfectly for sunset and the blue hour and when the lights of the mosque finally turned on they even got reflected by that vast polished marble floor. This particular shot I aligned very carefully to give justice to the almost perfect symmetry of the building.
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