Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

File / Documentation

Name

163020_sv.jpg

Size

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Format

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Checksum (MD5)

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Creator(s)

architect: Yousef Abdelki (Syrian, active 21st century), consultant: Sir William Halcrow & Partners (British, founded 1868), lighting designer: Speirs + Major Associates (British, founded 1992)

Time period

creation date: 2001-2008

Location

Site: Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

Cultural context

Emirati

Description

interior, prayer hall dome and gold-plated, crystal-encrusted chandelier, December 2010

Work type

Mosque

Medium

marble

steel

reinforced concrete

Keywords

Mosques

White

Religious architecture

Decoration and ornament, Islamic

Landmarks

Architecture, Islamic ---United Arab Emirates

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/66454