Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Speirs + Major Associates; Abdelki, Yousef; Sir William Halcrow & Partners

Speirs + Major Associates; Abdelki, Yousef; Sir William Halcrow & Partners

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Alternative Titles

Sheikh Zayed Mosque

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque

Grand Mosque of Abu Dhabi

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/66411

Date

2001-2008

Description

interior, prayer hall, detail of qibla wall featuring the 99 names (qualities) of Allah using traditional Kufi calligraphy and illuminated by fiber optic lighting, December 2010

Type of Work

Mosque

Subject

Mosques, White, Religious architecture, Decoration and ornament, Islamic, Landmarks, Architecture, Islamic ---United Arab Emirates, Persian Gulf States, Kufic, Qibla walls

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