My Peaceful Visit

It’s my first time visiting the UAE and after hearing my mum praising the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi I just knew I had to visit. So on a hot sunny day I made the travel from Dubai to Abu Dhabi (which in actual fact was not that far) to see this beautiful architecture. As a lover of design and architecture I was stunned by the mesmerising Islamic beauty.  

The mosque was designed by the famous Syrian architect Yousef Abdelky and represents three architectural styles Islamic, Mughal, Moorish.  This grand piece of art is a celebration of both historical and modern Islamic style as seen in many of the detailed indoor and outdoor features.  From the beautiful pure white symmetrical outer shall with the different dome heights which in the interior were embossed with Moroccan artwork and Islamic calligraphy.  The luxurious floral columns with its gold plated details on the top gave the mosque a feel of modernism.

Being in this tranquil surrounding made me feel at peace with myself and calm in a space that represented purity and spiritualty. I felt in awe in the sheer beauty of everything and how grand it all was plus the weather was great too so  that helped.

I was again stunned when I entered the inside of the mosque, it simply was a beauty of opulence, richness  and grand heights. I loved the intricate artwork on the dome ceilings with the detailed Arabic calligraphy. There was again a balance of modern artistic glass work with traditional Islamic patterns and repletion. Glass work that was full of beautiful vibrant colours and detailed floral motifs which stood out in contrast to the pure white marble material.

What more to say! I can continue on and on with pages full of my adoring love for this beautiful piece of Islamic grand art.

Here's a picture of me with my glamorous sunnies on stood in front of the columns 

I highly recommend all my readers to go and visit this piece of beauty!