Sheikh Zayed – Beautiful White Cathedral In Abu Dhabi

If you have the opportunity to come to Abu Dhabi you must definitely visit the beautiful and very famous White Mosque of Sheikh Zayed - Grand Mosque. This mosque has the full name of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Sheikh Zayed - Beautiful White Cathedral in Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Zayed mosque has a total area of more than 22,000 square meters with 4 gates, 82 arches, and 4 towers of 107m high. Photo: Duong Quan Ha
Sheikh Zayed Mosque has a total area of more than 22,000m² with 4 gates, 82 domes, 4 towers 107m high. The work was completed in 2007 with a total cost of nearly 600 million USD

. Outside the church is entirely paved with pure white marble imported from Greece.
In the mosque's main courtyard - a sparkling white space of a reflective lake and pillars inlaid with space enough for 30,000 prayers - was inspired by the Pakistani Badshahi mosque and the cathedral Hassan II Islam in Morocco.
In the corners of the church are four 107m high towers, bearing three geometric styles from three different civilizations: the Mamluk block of Egypt on the ground, the hexagon of North Africa in the middle and the top is the tube Pillars inspired by Ottoman architecture of Turkey.



Each pillar has the image of a date - a typical tree in the Middle East.
The cathedral was completed in 2007 at a total cost of nearly $ 600 million. Photo: Duong Quan Ha
Entrance to the Cathedral. Photo: Duong Quan Ha
The front of each entrance is decorated with beautiful patterns. Photo: Duong Quan Ha
The beautiful curved arches. Photo: Duong Quan Ha
The Grand Mosque has 82 large onion-shaped domes in 7 different sizes inspired by the Badshahi mosque of Lahore, Pakistan - to represent the beauty, passion and authority of the Islamic era. teacher Mughal The arcs here reflect the essence of Moorish, or North African Islamic architecture.




The large prayer hall with a capacity of 8,000 people is supported by 96 towering pillars, each covered with Macedonian marble and inlaid with pearl shells and various other gemstones. There are two small prayer rooms, one for daily prayers, and the other for women.
On the ceiling, the dome and chandeliers are attached with many gems, 15m high, weighing 10 tons with crystal materials of blue, red, yellow and white. The lamp is hung on a steel handle bearing up to 36 tons and there are about 40 million Swarovski crystals used to decorate the mosque's seven chandeliers.
Women who enter the church must wear long clothes, wrapped in a towel, must not expose the hair and nape of the neck. Photo: Duong Quan Ha
Inside the church. Photo: Duong Quan Ha
Ceiling lights are fitted with Swarovski crystals. Photo: Duong Quan Ha
The largest hand-woven rug in the world with an area of nearly 6000m2.



Photo: Duong Quan Ha
Under the floor is a very beautiful and extremely sophisticated carpet designed by Iranian artist Ali Khaliqi. This is the largest hand-woven rug in the world with an area of nearly 6,000 square meters, weighs 47 tons and has no stitches and is the work of 1,200 hand-woven craftsmen working for 18 months with 2.2 billion VND. woven noses, 38 tons of wool with 25 natural colors.
The transportation of the carpet was also very complicated due to the transfer from Iran, so it had to be cut into 9 pieces and carried on two large jets.
According to Duong Quan Ha / Youth
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