معلومات عن مسجد الشيخ زايد بالانجليزي

معلومات عن مسجد الشيخ زايد بالانجليزي

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The Sheikh Zayed Mosque, with its total area of ​​22,412 square meters and its capacity to accommodate up to 40,000 visitors, is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the ninth largest in the world1. Its name comes from Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president of the United Arab Emirates and sponsor of the building.

It is also the largest marble structure built to date by man. It contains the largest chandelier and the largest handmade carpet in the world.

It is located in Abu Dhabi, to the east of the capital of the same name. It is the largest and richest emirate of the seven member states of the United Arab Emirates2.

Its construction extended from 1995 to 2007, 12 years of work for a total cost of about 2 billion dirhams of the United Arab Emirates (about 400 million euros) and is the result of a collaboration of engineers and international artisans, and 2,500 workers working at 40 ° C.

In Abu Dhabi, the 200 local mosques are closed to non-Muslims, but the Sheikh Zayed mosque is an exception, and tourists can visit it.

Project

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan decided to build a mosque in Abu Dhabi, his capital, to make this place of worship the national symbol but also an imperishable proof of tolerance and openness to the world for Islam. Although he died before the end of his construction, his son Khalifa ben Zayed Al Nahyane, who succeeded him, continued the project and gave his father's name to the completed building.

Chronology [edit | change the code]

• 1995: start of work

• 2001: The British company Halcrow Group joins the project3

• 2004: the steel and concrete structure and the main dome are completed

• November 2, 2004: death of Sheikh Zayed ben Sultan al Nahyan

• February 26, 2007: Visit of Prince Charles of Wales and his wife, Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles

• December 19, 2007: celebration of the first great prayer on the occasion of Eid al-Adha

Architecture

The Sheikh Zayed Mosque is a blend of tradition and modernity. It is made in a traditional style of Islamic architecture, with its composition of columns and arches surmounted by domes. It was realized with techniques of artisanal sculpture and modern reproduction.

The motifs that adorn the entire mosque were made by a graphic art company from Milan, Italy.

Plan [edit | change the code]

The religious building includes 4 minarets 107 m high, 82 domes and 1,048 columns.

Structure

Built on a desert terrain of more than 22,000 m2 elevated 9 meters to dominate the surrounding area, the structure of the mosque is based on more than 6,000 steel pillars, treated to resist corrosion caused by the saline environment. These are driven up to 27 m into the ground because of thick layers of sand and mud that prevent the building from stabilizing well without solid foundations. This device also allows a good seismic resistant. All required 220,000 m2 of concrete and 30,000 tons of steel reinforcement.