Visit to the Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Description:
Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Grand Mosque (or, as it is also called, the White Mosque) is a real miracle and one of the most amazing buildings of the UAE, the pearl of Abu Dhabi. Tourists from all over the world flock to Abu Dhabi in droves only to see with their own eyes all the splendor and luxury of this truly unique building.
The uniqueness of the mosque is not only in its striking architecture, dazzling wealth and impressive dimensions (one of the six largest mosques in the world), but also in the fact that the mosque is open to everyone, regardless of their nationality and religion. All other mosques are allowed only Muslims.
This amazing building can accommodate up to 41,000 worshippers. The mosque is decorated with 82 domes, a thousand columns, chandeliers gilded with gold leaf, and the world’s largest handmade carpet – 5,627 square meters, woven by Iranian mastreyas.
In the halls of the mosque there are seven chandeliers made in Germany, decorated with gold leaf and Swarovski crystals. The main chandelier of the mosque is one of the largest in the world (10 meters in diameter, 15 meters high, weighing about 12 tons).