Spent half our day at the Sheik Zayed Mosque, the largest in the UAE. Built in 1996 by who many consider the founding father of the UAE, Sheik Zayed, this mosque is an architectural marvel. It boasts over 1000 columns, 82 domes, 24 carat gold gilded chandeliers, and the world’s largest hand-knotted carpet. We actually bought a box made from the leftover marble at the museum store. The marble throughout was incredibly beautiful with intricate inlays and designs. After the Mosque, we landed at the Conrad Hilton Observatory on their 74th floor, enjoying some Prosecco overlooking the Presidential Palace. This was quite fortunate as the Palace was closed to the public due to a special event (visit by S.Korean president) and we were able to view it from above.
Below are photos taken from the Observatory at the Conrad Hilton, across the street from our hotel.
Our hotel, the Emerites Palace, from above . . . .
View of our hotel with the adjacent Presidential Palace off to the left
The Presidential Palace complex
HQ for the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC)
The inlays are beautiful...great photos!
ReplyDeleteDid you do Greg these all pictures
ReplyDeleteYes, I took all of them
DeleteAndré says: thank you Greg
DeleteLove this! So cool!
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