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© Peter Michael Rhodes
Photographer: | Peter Michael Rhodes | |||
Collection: | Travel | |||
Filename: | PMR-D0654 |
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Upload Date: | 2012-02-18 18:26:16 | |||
Photo Size: | 4.0mb 4000x3000 pixels | |||
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Caption: | United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan AlNahyan Mosque, completed in 2007, cost $545m. and combines Mughal, Moorish and Arab architecture. It was inspired by the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore and Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. It has 82 domes and can accommodate 40,000 worshippers. The main hall of prayer contains the world's largest chandelier (over 9 tonnes in weight) and the world's largest hand-knotted carpet, and can accommodate over 7,000 worshippers.This picture: view across the courtyard of the main prayer hall and a corner minaret from the gallery. |
Keywords: | Arab, Islam, Muslim, architecture, traditional, Koran, muezzin, minarets, desert city |