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Tuesday, June 06, 2017

More Pictures of the Sheik Zayed Mosque



Acceptable (on top) and Unacceptable (on the bottom) Clothing
For the Mosque



Main Entrance to the Complex


Because We Had to Go Through Security

Properly Covered, We Are In Line

First Glimpse Of This Beautiful Building

Second Glimpse and We Are Still Outside the Mosque

Entrance to the Mosque













































































Painted Tiles Near the Entrance








More Painted Tiles















Gold Topped Columns Along Each Corridor

Inlaid Marble Columns
Exquisite Inlaid Marble Columns




















Columns Along Each Side of the Corridors















Open Sides of the Corridors Allow Air Cooled By the Water
to Cool the Corridors















Gold Leaf At the Top of Each Column









Hans Took Their Picture With Their Camera















About to Enter the Main Prayer Hall (note the chandelier)

Inlaid Marble Walls

Inlaid Marble Floors

Finally Inside the Prayer Hall
Largest Hand Knotted Carpet In the World

The Beige Colour Represents Sand, the Green Represents Paradise

Detail of Carpet Pattern

Intricate Design in Carpet




























Mother of Pearl Inlay in Columns
















Air Conditioning Unit At the Top Of These Columns















One of Three Chandeliers In the Main Prayer Hall
Made With Swarovski Crystal

Prayer Books









Swarovski Crystal

Exquisite Glass Work













Swarovski Crystal















Details Of the Swarovski Crystal







Goodbye To One of the Most Beautiful Buildings I Have Ever Seen



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