Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi - one of the main Islamic monuments. Construction of this unique architectural masterpiece was started in 1996 and ended only in 2007. For the construction of the grand mosque were invited designers and suppliers of building materials from all over the world (India, China, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Germany, Italy and Morocco) . Entrance to the mosque was opened to visitors in 2008. Visit the mosque could both Muslims and members of other faiths.

The building is striking in its splendor and grandeur of scale. The total area of ​​the mosque is more than 22 thousand square meters, of which 17 thousand square meters - Is the area of ​​the patio.

Initially it was planned to build a mosque in the Moroccan architectural style. But in the course of its construction it has been amended as a result of which the outer walls of the mosque of Sheikh Zayed were laid out in a traditional Turkish style.

For long-term preservation of the original architectural appearance of the building of the mosque and its decorations were used during the construction of the precious (gold) and semi-precious materials, marble, ceramic, natural stone and rhinestone. The main dome of the mosque in diameter is 32, 7 m. The height of the inner part is 7 m, and the outside - 85 m. In total there are 1192 religious buildings Colon (1096 outside 96 in the main prayer hall).

No less striking and luxurious interior of the mosque. Basically prayer hall can be seen strikingly beautiful chandelier, which due to its size has been entered in the Guinness Book of Records. The diameter of the lamp, made of Swarovski crystals, up to 10 m, total weighs 12 tons, height - 15 m. At the same time the prayer hall of the mosque can accommodate 9 thousand. Faithful. In one of the prayer hall of the mosque Visitors can also see the most extensive in the world carpet: the total area of ​​5 square meters, weight 47 tons.

Today, Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi - it is one of the largest mosques in the world and the largest mosque in the UAE, which led to the emergence of yet another of its name - Grand Mosque.