Saturday, February 14, 2015

Visiting the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

Visiting one of the most wonderful mosques in the world with 45 students.
‪#‎AUD‬ (MEST 350 Religions of the Middle East and WLDC 301 Religions of the World).

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was initiated by the late president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to establish a structure which unites the cultural diversity of Islamic world, the historical and modern values of architecture and art. 
It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates. Its design and construction used artisans and materials (marble stone, gold, semi-precious stones, crystals and ceramics) from many countries, including Italy, Germany, Morocco, Pakistan,Turkey, Malaysia, Iran, China, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Greece and United Arab Emirates. 
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Dr. Pamela Chrabieh

AUD students with Dr.Pamela Chrabieh

2 comments:

Bilal Hassan said...

Wow !!! Seems like a wonderful place to visit!!

Dr. Pamela Chrabieh said...

It is, Bilal!
:) :)