UAE - Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dhabi
The majestic Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque is probably the most imposing religious and national landmark in Abu Dhabi to date. It is also arguably one of the most important architectural treasures of the contemporary UAE society - and one of the most beautiful in the world - initiated no less by the late president HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who is fondly thought of as the father of UAE.
The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque, popularly called Grand Mosque by local residents, is seen as a “globally unifying” landmark from its conception to completion, bringing together designers, features, materials and suppliers from nearly every corner of the globe: Italy, Germany, Morocco, India, Turkey, Iran, China, Greece and the UAE.
The Mosque’s initial architectural design was Moroccan, but it evolved to include many global features, including exterior walls that are of traditional Turkish design. Natural materials were chosen for its design and construction, which include marble, stone, gold, semi-precious stones, crystals and ceramics.
You might think that this mosque is hidden somewhere in the middle of the desert but the opposite is the truth. It is located between two main roads leading to Abu Dhabi. I have however taken use of the construction that is still going on there and found a spot with hopefully unusal POV and foreground. We've been also rather lucky for the light as we have got there early morning with light "storm" which created my favorite darker background and beautiful front light.
PENTAX K20D, f/8.0, 0.004 sec (1/250), ISO 100, 14 mm
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ghulamyaseen (40 months ago | reply)
nice photo............?
michael-wuensche.de (40 months ago | reply)
sensationel....great capture....nice color
lemosp (40 months ago | reply)
Very nice,congratulations
debashis_pradhan (40 months ago | reply)
superb composition and lighting. great timing. I like the point of view that gives importance to both the foreground and main subject.
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An Gobán Saor (40 months ago | reply)
Stunning.
Brings back memories...
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It's ME!!!!!! (40 months ago | reply)
stunning picture....! love t sand texture....
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Great shot! would love to have just a few of your adventures! Now I wish I could take pictures of great enough quality to remember them!
|sumsion| (40 months ago | reply)
Very beautiful light. Great shot.
olympic (40 months ago | reply)
Great!!
photo|ghosia (40 months ago | reply)
Brilliant capture!
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COSKUNTUNA ... 800.000 ... THANK YOU_ (40 months ago | reply)
Very nice
Vaidy Krishnan (40 months ago | reply)
excellent contrast!
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Travayegeur (Sahil) (40 months ago | reply)
fantastic shot lucie....
well done...
Ex-koRn (40 months ago | reply)
Wow......splendid shot!
Polimo (40 months ago | reply)
Fantastic and interesting shot!
th.egilson (40 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot.
peterkelemen (40 months ago | reply)
Fantastic mood.
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Great shot!!
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clotx@ (40 months ago | reply)
very nice!!
PatrickSmithPhotography (40 months ago | reply)
Impressive! A perfect angle of light makes it that way.
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deimiannn (40 months ago | reply)
nice shot
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Erica Rodríguez (40 months ago | reply)
so beautiful capture, i love it
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Nilson Bazana (40 months ago | reply)
I don't know exactly what to make of the composition but it
surely is quite appealing to the eye.
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Najwa Marafie - Free Photographer (40 months ago | reply)
Mashalla ..... great photo .....waw ;)
johan.pipet (40 months ago | reply)
neskutocne fantasticke zabery z celeho sveta!
Som uchvateny!
Fantastic captures from all around the world!
This one is stunning!
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El Gato Negro (40 months ago | reply)
really nice composition and colrs;
© Ainara Garcia - www.ainaragarcia.com (40 months ago | reply)
Interesting building... i'm learning a lot of things about the places of the world with your pictures! Thank you for share with us your experiences!
Ah! And in this picture, i love the colour of the sky. Fantastic shot ;)
-Faizal- (40 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot! Very nice color-contrast between the mosque and the sand. Interesting angle/pov too!
preview_rob (40 months ago | reply)
the image is so much more interesting with story
both are extremely impressive Lucie
Yoann Rigolleau ( busy , busy ) (40 months ago | reply)
Magnifique !
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Wonderful perspective
Azani_Manaf (40 months ago | reply)
awesome
hasan alshakhs (40 months ago | reply)
nice
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Wow, incredible.
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beautiful!
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Superb :))
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Beautiful shot... nice shot. Informative..
Thanks for sharing.
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