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The Sheikh
Zayed
Grand
Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع
ٱلشَّيْخ
زَايِد
ٱلْكَبِيْر, romanized: Jāmiʿ
Ash-Shaykh
Zāyid
Al-Kabīr)
is
located
in Abu
Dhabi,
the
capital
city
of
the United
Arab
Emirates.
The largest
mosque in
the
country,
it
is
the
key
place
of
worship
for daily, Friday and Eid
prayers.
History:
The
Grand
Mosque
was
constructed
between
1996
and
2007.[3] It
was
designed
by
Syrian
architect
Yousef
Abdelky.[4] The
building
complex
measures
approximately
290
by
420 m
(950
by
1,380 ft),
covering
an
area
of
more
than
12
hectares
(30
acres),
excluding
exterior
landscaping
and
vehicle
parking.
The
main
axis
of
the
building
is
rotated
about
11°
south
of
true
west,
aligning
it
in
the
direction
of
the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi
Arabia.
The
project
was
launched
by
the
late
president
of
the
United
Arab
Emirates
(UAE), Sheikh Zayed
bin
Sultan
Al
Nahyan,
who
wanted
to
establish
a
structure
that
would
unite
the
cultural
diversity
of
the
Islamic
world
with
the
historical
and
modern
values
of
architecture
and
art.[5] His
final
resting
place
is
located
on
the
grounds
adjacent
to
the
complex.
Sheikh
Zayed
Grand
Mosque
Center
(SZGMC)
offices
are
located
in
the
west minarets.
SZGMC
manages
the
day-to-day
operations
and
serves
as
a
center
of
learning
and
discovery
through
its
educational
cultural
activities
and
visitor
programs.
The
library,
located
in
the
northeast
minaret,
serves
the
community
with
classic
books
and
publications
addressing
a
range
of
Islamic
subjects: sciences, civilization, calligraphy,
the arts,
and
coins,
including
some
rare
publications
dating
back
more
than
200
years.
The
collection
comprises
material
in
a
broad
range
of
languages,
including
Arabic,
English,
French,
Italian,
Spanish,
German,
and
Korean.
For
two
years
running,
it
was
voted
the
world's
second
favorite
landmark
by TripAdvisor.[6]
Design
and
construction
The
design
of
the
Sheikh
Zayed
Mosque
has
been
inspired
by Persian, Mughal,
and
the Alexandrian Mosque
of Abu
al-Abbas
al-Mursi
Mosque in
Egypt,
also
the Indo-Islamic mosque
architecture,
particularly
the Badshahi
Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan being
direct
influences.
The
dome
layout
and
floorplan
of
the
mosque
was
inspired
by
the
Badshahi
Mosque.
Its
archways
are
quintessentially Moorish,
and
its
minarets
classically
Arab.
Under
lead
contractor Impregilo (Italy),
more
than
3,000
workers
and
38
sub-contracting
companies
took
part
in
its
construction.
The
mosque
was
completed
under
a
second
contract
by
a
Joint
Venture
between
ACC
and
Six
Construct
(part
of BESIX )
between
2004
and
2007.[7][8][9] Natural
materials
were
chosen
for
much
of
its
design
and
construction
due
to
their
long-lasting
qualities,
including marble stone, gold, semi-precious
stones, crystals and ceramics.
Artisans
and
materials
came
from
many
countries
including India, Italy, Germany, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Pakistan, Malaysia, Iran, China, United
Kingdom, New
Zealand, North
Macedonia and
the
UAE.
