Abu Dhabi, UAE
Day 3
After a day of faffing about it was time to see the sights. So Mary and I jumped in a cab and sped off to the Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque.
This amazing marble monolith is pretty great. It's the 8th largest in the world and can accomodate 40,000 worshipers. Unfortunately tourists aren't allowed to come and gawk at prayer time, but we are allowed to come and gawk between prayers.
Still, the mosque is quite impressive sans worshipers.
Surrounded by four huge minarets and topped with huge marble domes, the mosque, while kind of gaudy (check out the chandelier below), is pretty awe inspiring.
I was able to walk around in my shirt and jeans, Mary, however had to cover up in a supplied headscarf and robe.
Day 3
After a day of faffing about it was time to see the sights. So Mary and I jumped in a cab and sped off to the Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque.
This amazing marble monolith is pretty great. It's the 8th largest in the world and can accomodate 40,000 worshipers. Unfortunately tourists aren't allowed to come and gawk at prayer time, but we are allowed to come and gawk between prayers.
Still, the mosque is quite impressive sans worshipers.
Surrounded by four huge minarets and topped with huge marble domes, the mosque, while kind of gaudy (check out the chandelier below), is pretty awe inspiring.
I was able to walk around in my shirt and jeans, Mary, however had to cover up in a supplied headscarf and robe.
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| I couldn't help but think of the palace from Aladin as we drove up in our cab. |
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| This is the men's prayer hall. The persian rug that covers the floor was apparently hand woven by over 1000 women in Iran. |
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| This is a far cry from the last mosque I visited in Doncaster. |
Pretty sure it's not a monolith. A monolith is a single rock. If it really is a monolith, I'm fucking amazed.
ReplyDeleteScobes! You friggin smart-arese!
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