The Grand Mosque

Mom, Barry and I went to see the Grand Mosque. It is the world's third largest Mosque and is open to the general public on every day but Friday (the Holy Day for Muslims). It was my second visit there and much progress has been made since last August. It was also a whole lot cooler! The grounds and surrounding parks are still under construction.

The Mosque from Shangra-La.
Mom and I standing in front of the main entrance.
There are four of these minurets that the late Shiekh Zayed designed himself.
Reflecting pools at the entrance.

Construction workers under cover cleaning grout out of the tiles in the main courtyard.

Even the air conditioning vents were worked into the design of the prayer rooms.
Mom and I in our Abayas and Sheylas, we were required to wear them to walk around the Mosque.The world's largest carpet hand woven by over 1200 ladies in Iran for two years.All of th ewhite is so striking against a blue aky.
The amount of marbles and precious stones in the wall murals was amazing.

Barry walking around the large outside courtyard. Large enough for 5,000.
Looking back onto the main part of the Mosque from the courtyard.The world's largest chandelier, no one said it was the world's prettiest!

It hangs in the largest dome of it's type.
The main prayer hall, front and center. In the leaves on the wall are written in Arabic the one hundred attributes of Allah, the God of the Muslim faith.
Barry and I. The flowers behind us are all carved of stone on marble walls.
The floor in the large courtyard that is outside is made of a tile that does not get hot to the touch. No matter how many hours the sun beats down on it!
The opposite reflecting pool.

It was a great day showing Mom and Barry all around!