Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

File / Documentation

Name

163005_sv.jpg

Size

495.81 KB

Format

JPEG

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

exterior, courtyard arcade, columns with floral ornament, 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

Persian Gulf States

Arcades

Columns

Capitals (Architecture)

Horseshoe arches

Floral patterns

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/66373