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.

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dhabi is truly amazing place to visit and to take photos of. I have to admit that I have actually asked those two ladies to model for me to nicely balance the composition and also add more atmosphere to the shot. All ladies have to wear abaya and head cover when visiting this mosque, luckily you can borrow one at the mosque itself.

CANON 5D Mark II, f/13.0, 0.003 sec (1/320), ISO 100, 20 mm

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  2. © Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (38 months ago | reply)

    free counters

  3. FOTÓGRAFAS (38 months ago | reply)

    Incredible view,...excelent shot.

  4. sarah(soso) (38 months ago | reply)

    Amazing shot
    ^_^

  5. Shoaib Tariq (38 months ago | reply)

    beautiful!

  6. Dean Forbes (38 months ago | reply)

    beautiful capture!

  7. clintּ (38 months ago | reply)

    Lucie, you are an artist!! Thanks for your lovely work!

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  10. Ovidiu H. (38 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot. Great view.
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  12. Justin Smith - Photography (38 months ago | reply)

    Stunning shot, what an amazing piece of architecture.

  13. paul.n.robinson [a flamin' kiwi] (38 months ago | reply)

    wow beautiful shot Lucie ... was this taken with the Canon 17-40L?

  14. FElix NoeLLe (38 months ago | reply)

    wow awesome!! love it

  15. Sam ♑ (38 months ago | reply)

    number one!!!! GREAT work :)

  16. DLudovici-Dorothy (38 months ago | reply)

    beautiful...love this shot..very well composed!

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  23. ►Klaus Allmannsberger Photography (38 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful shot Lucie!
    Congrats!

  24. calamorlanda (38 months ago | reply)

    a master piece

  25. Cristo Bolaños (38 months ago | reply)

    First class shot, very good work.

  26. AMM-Boston (38 months ago | reply)

    Great picture.

  27. lreyns (38 months ago | reply)

    I love it!!!!!!

  28. Photography Sajjad Tufail ( in KL ) (38 months ago | reply)

    Wonderfull prespective, stunning.........

  29. Photography Sajjad Tufail ( in KL ) (38 months ago | reply)

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  30. Gilderic Photography (38 months ago | reply)

    Excellent !

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  31. AbhijeetVardhan (38 months ago | reply)

    Awesome!

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  34. azmiat (38 months ago | reply)

    gorgeous, the black abayas balance the white of the mosque beautifully

  35. Rita Willaert (38 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful!

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  37. @mine (38 months ago | reply)

    great angle

  38. Pepelahuerta (38 months ago | reply)

    Gran perspectiva.Gran foto

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  40. Yoann Rigolleau ( busy , busy ) (38 months ago | reply)

    Remarquable encore une fois!

  41. landau* (38 months ago | reply)

    wonderful location.

  42. pattpoom (38 months ago | reply)

    Very elegant mosque shot, very nicely photographed .!!!
    Love the way you composed, perspective and light using.
    I wish you have a great time.:)

  43. Andy Bracey - (38 months ago | reply)

    Stunning

  44. Espen Faugstad (38 months ago | reply)

    fav!

  45. Vamsi Illindala (38 months ago | reply)

    fantastic shot!

  46. h.delic (38 months ago | reply)

    Intriguing contrast between the figures in black and the white architecture.
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  47. Elia Cherici (38 months ago | reply)

    bella composizione
    bella contrapposizione cromatica

  48. LK59 سبحان الله وبحمده [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)

    WoooW,, very nice

  49. Ash Lourey (38 months ago | reply)

    your images are all so CLEAN... amazing!!!

  50. Arild Heitmann Photography (38 months ago | reply)

    Another great shot!

  51. Dr Panga (38 months ago | reply)

    Nice Masjid nice photo

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