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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

A masterpiece of white marble, flowers and the world's largest hand-knotted carpet

The white domes and arches of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

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In the city of Abu Dhabi stands one of the most beautiful buildings in the world: the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Made of bright white marble, with 82 domes and four tall minarets, it looks almost like a palace made of clouds.

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The whole building is wrapped in carvings of vines, flowers and leaves. Look closely at the walls and you'll see tulips, roses and morning glories made out of tiny stones - that's a craft called pietra dura, where coloured stones are cut and fitted together like a jigsaw to make pictures. The flower patterns come from all over the world.

Inside, on the main floor, lies the world's largest hand-knotted carpet. It is the size of a football pitch and was woven by a team of about 1,200 carpet-makers in Iran. There are over two billion tiny knots in it. The pattern matches the patterns on the walls so the whole room feels like one giant flower garden.

Seven enormous chandeliers hang from the ceilings. The biggest weighs as much as ten cars and is decorated with millions of tiny crystals. When the lights are on, they bounce off all that white marble and make the inside glow gold.

The mosque is open to visitors from any country and any background. People come simply to look up at the domes, walk on the cool stone, and stand quietly inside. It is named after the man who founded the United Arab Emirates in 1971 - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

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  1. 01Why might a building's makers want to include flowers from many countries in its walls?
  2. 02What does a building tell us about the people who built it?
  3. 03If you were designing the floor of a giant room, what pattern would you choose?
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Each pupil designs one square tile on paper, with their favourite flower or plant in the middle. Lay all the tiles next to each other on a wall - your class has made its own 'mosque carpet' garden.

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