Ah finally a sun shade! :P
Close up of the flower patterns
Floral patterns constantly line the walls of the mosque
Awesome sights are shaun approved!
The sea of white reflecting under the sun
It's huge and it's only the world's eighth largest mosque.
The right wing
Looking real good here man!
The left wing of the courtyard
Which are also all nicely detailed
Allowing you to thread each step on the open marble courtyard in pure serenity
A considering that it is after all a place of worship
The place is surrounded by shrill slience
In the vast open courtyards
Let get some sun!
You can almost see your face reflecting from the floors
Cleaners polish the floor almost every other day
And the main building beckons
The view from the entrance
It's a tranquil sea of white here
Let head in!
The views just gets better as you near it
And the matching left!
The right spire
The main front entrance
considering it mostly being constructed out of white marble
It has a very distinctive pure white look to it
The Sheikh Zayed Mosque!
Presenting the biggest Mosque in the UAE
Reaching our highlight of the trip...
really interesting... architecture
Passing by several interesting buildings alongside
Houston, seems we hav a problem with the free water bottles
Enroute along Sultan Bin Zayed Street
Niffy!
The roundabout fountain by the palace
A group we met yesterday in Dubai!
We even made some new friends!
Closeup of the front facade
The hotel entrance
But the exterior views is all we need. :P
Only we can't exaclty go in!
The Emirates palace hotel that is!
On the bus towards the palace!
And of course, no marina mall is complete without dolphins!
The mall is at most 2 floors high in most areas
The tower leading up to the overhead tower
A mix of modern and aquatic feel
Really digging this cavernous central area
With a good mix of artifical and ambient light