Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

 

The Mosque was built by 1300 Iranian artists who hand sued the entrance carpet. You will be amazed by the gold-plated Swarovski chandeliers, the courtyard's vast marble mosaic artwork and reflective pools that mirror the mosque architecture. 
So this Mosque is not only an amazing building with beautiful details, it carries up to 50000 worshippers a day. Which makes you feel safety and peace among all these people praying. You will always feel welcomed as the open door policy gives you the feeling of hospitality and inner peace. 

 

 

The main elements of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque:

Domes:
When you enter the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the first thing you gonna notice is a huge number of domes, they’re actually 82 domes located in the center of the mosque. They are built in a beautiful white marble and shaped like an onion crowns and decorated with gold. 

Minarets: 
The Mosque contains four minarets of 106 meters tall. Each minaret of these four is consisted of three different shapes, it’s amazing that each shape of these introduces a specific Islamic era like Moroccan culture, Andalusian Islamic culture and Mameluke styles.

Carpet:
Can you imagine that one of the largest mosques in the whole world has a handmade carpet? It’s a wool carpet that extends to 5400 square metersand was crafted by 1300 artists. 

 

 

Sheikh Zayed Mosque is a symbol of Islamic beauty:
It’s a huge architectural achievement for Dubai to build such a mosque, it shows that Dubai is still connected with its deep roots to the Islamic culture despite all the modern revolution Dubai has witnessed the last 20 years. Building this Mosque they had in mind beautiful meanings like unity, harmony and respect for the Islamic traditions. 
If you are a photography lover, then you have found a real paradise and a really good model to take wonderful pictures.
Don’t forget to dress properly so as a man it’s you have to cover essential places like your shoulders and knees and for women don’t forget to cover your head with a head scarf.
Also you have to leave your shoes before entering the mosque as Islamic traditions is to enter their mosques without shoes, bare foot or socks are allowed.