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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

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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, detail of qibla wall featuring the 99 names (qualities) of Allah using traditional Kufi calligraphy and illuminated by fiber optic lighting, December 2010
Work type
Mosque
Medium
marble
steel
reinforced concrete
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Chandan Deuskar 2010
Access rights
All rights reserved
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