The symbolic meaning of light: the Great Mosque of Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan mosque (Sheikh Zayed bin Sultanal Nahyan Mosque), commonly known as Abu Dhabi Great Mosque, is a very special building, which pays special attention to the symbolic significance of light. The construction of the site began in 1997 stone construction, concrete structure was completed in 2000. After that, a new design team was commissioned in 2003. In early 2004, the Speirs and Associates Major was in contact with the owner, the entire project, internal and external, including all the public and VIP areas for conceptual design. As the world's third largest mosque, it can accommodate more than 40 thousand followers in the internal and external areas of prayer. All the works of the mosque are huge: the main prayer hall is very large, 150m long, 25m wide, 25m high. High dome 75m. A total of 19000 lamps, but the type of light source is limited to 6 kinds of metal halide lamp. The main prayer hall carpet is the largest in the world.