Sheikh Zayed Mosque

The Sheikh Zayed Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الشيخ زايد Masjid ash- Shaykh Zayid, DMG Masǧid aš - Shaykh Zāyid, english Sheikh Zayed ) is a mosque in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is the third largest mosque in the world. The sacred edifice is on a roughly 56 -acre plot at the southeast end of the main island and is named after Emir Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, a co-founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates, whose grave is located on the premises. The building was officially opened ( September / October) 2007 in the month of Ramadan.

In its external dimensions of 224 times 174 meters, the mosque can accommodate 40,000 worshipers. Its four minarets measure a height of 107 meters, respectively, that of the main dome over the prayer hall 75 meters. With a diameter of 32.2 meters, it is the largest mosque dome in the world. The compact central building were placed on the edge about 40 smaller domes. The construction cost amounted to 545 million U.S. dollars. Your surrounding parking lots are comparable to the parking space of a large stadium. For the construction of high quality material has been used, including 15 different types of marble ( including Laas marble ) and a remarkable amount of gold leaf. The interior of the mosque is lined with a 5627 -square-foot, hand-knotted carpet from Iran, which is 47 tons - including 35 tons of wool and 12 tons of cotton. He, too, considered the largest of its kind in the world.

The mosque also decorate seven chandelier of gilt brass and stainless steel, which were imported from Germany. Processes were also thousands of Swarovski crystals, which were designed drop-shaped and in various colors. The light source consists LEDs. The largest has a diameter of ten meters and is 15 meters high. He is regarded as the largest chandelier in the world.