This document provides information about the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was supervised by Italian architects and can accommodate over 40,000 worshippers, making it one of the largest mosques in the world. The mosque was designed to honor Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and features remarkable mosaic work that took over 2 years to complete. It has been constructed based on the Sheikh's personal preferences and incorporates over 30 types of marble, colored glass, and other materials into its structures and decorations.

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2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE
• Supervised by Italian architects, Rocco Magnoli and
Lorenzo Carmellini.
• Nicknamed the mosque of the flowers
• Located in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab
Emirates

3. • The third largest mosque in the world.
• 22,412 square meter area.
• Can accommodate up to 40,690 worshippers.
• Also known as the mosque of the flowers

4. • Its a sacred place to honor the memory of Sheikh
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
• Its remarkable mosaic work is the product of an
Italian company, Fantini Mosaici.
• A meeting point for the middle east, the west and
the far east.

5. • The mosaic work took more than 2 years to
complete.
• inspired by a vision of tolerance.
• Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan was personally
involved in the design of this mosque.
• The mosque has been built based on the sultan’s
personal preferences and taste.

6. STRUCTURE AND LAYOUT OF THE MOSQUE
• Main areas in the mosque;
A – Main Prayer Hall:
 2500 panels measuring 250 x 250 cm each.
 Based on pentagram concept, with 5 edges
 The marble was polished, sand-blasted and bush-hammered.

7.  Most part of the mosque has been decorated with floral
patterns.

8. B – Qibla Wall
 The wall extending along the qibla was designed in two
lateral sections reflecting the pattern
 In the center of the hall is the mihrab

9. C – North and South Entrance and VIP area
 Transparency of the glass contained in the large doors
strikes attention

10.  The design of the big doors
reflects the patterns
characterizing the decoration
of the interior.
 Expression of the excellent
quality of Italian design.

11. D – Open Prayer Hall
 Used the five pointed star motif, the pentagram concept

12. E – Sahan (Courtyard)
 surface area of 17,500 square metres in plain marble
mosaic
 Floral courtyard pavement
 Largest mosaic surface that ever been made

14. ornamentation
• using multi colored marble
• Decoration of crowned
columns.

15. materials
• 30 different types of marble
• Colored glass
• The structures of the doors were made of steel and
aluminum

16. SPECIAL FEATURES
• The exterior concept
 cool white light at the full moon, shifting color every two
evenings, and getting bluer as the moon wanes.

18. • The interior concept
 lighting design needed to provide coherence to the complex
architecture and interior design.
 building appears to glow with a natural luminance despite the
predominance of artificial light sources.
 Each material is lit with an appropriate technique revealing its
texture and natural veining

19.  The qibla prayer hall has
become a unique art piece
integrating light

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