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By blackchallenge
About Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: 1.Accommodates over 40,000 worshipers; 2.Features 82 white marble domes of Moroccan design; 3.has more than 1,000 columns in the outer areas, with inlaid marble panels and decorated in a floral design with semi-precious stones, and 96 columns in the main prayer hall, each inlaid with mother of pearl; 4.Displays the world’s largest hand-knotted carpet, designed by Iranian artist Ali Khaliqi and hand crafted by 1,300 artisans; 5.Showcases the world’s largest chandelier, made in Germany with thousands of Swarovski crystals from Austria and glasswork from Italy; 6.Includes materials such as marble, stone, gold, semi-precious stones, crystals and ceramics in its design and construction; 7.Uses a very special lighting system in evening hours that follows the phases of the moon – they gradually become lighter as the moon becomes full. 8.Is the final resting place of the late visionary president of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who was buried in the courtyard of the Mosque.
Category: City and Architecture
By blackchallenge
About Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: 1.Accommodates over 40,000 worshipers; 2.Features 82 white marble domes of Moroccan design; 3.has more than 1,000 columns in the outer areas, with inlaid marble panels and decorated in a floral design with semi-precious stones, and 96 columns in the main prayer hall, each inlaid with mother of pearl; 4.Displays the world’s largest hand-knotted carpet, designed by Iranian artist Ali Khaliqi and hand crafted by 1,300 artisans; 5.Showcases the world’s largest chandelier, made in Germany with thousands of Swarovski crystals from Austria and glasswork from Italy; 6.Includes materials such as marble, stone, gold, semi-precious stones, crystals and ceramics in its design and construction; 7.Uses a very special lighting system in evening hours that follows the phases of the moon – they gradually become lighter as the moon becomes full. 8.Is the final resting place of the late visionary president of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who was buried in the courtyard of the Mosque.
Category: City and Architecture