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Louvre Abu Dhabi Collection: Piecing history together in the Louvre Museum
“The Louvre Abu Dhabi collection is mindblowing,” I have heard that from art enthusiasts before arriving in UAE. Under the blue sky, in the company of some date palm trees, rising from the white façade is a chaos of shiny metals intricately weaved into one another forming a hemisphere. I am at the entrance of Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, the largest museum in the Middle East. The azure water of the Persian Gulf touches the walkway to the entrance. The sophisticated white lattice screens, better known here as mashrabiyas, border the walkway. The screens cover the roof of the walkway too, exposing the visitors to an interesting play of…
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Facts and Trivia: Inside the house of God in Arabia
I am still in the haze of my thoughts, trying to contain my amazement at being in a futuristic city on the fringes of a desert, when the car window reveals the pristine white minarets and domes of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque crowned with crescent moons. Located at the entrance point of the Abu Dhabi Island, the mosque is visible from all three bridges that connect the island city with the mainland. Hope these Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque facts would help you to understand the place better. There are over 2000 mosques in Abu Dhabi but this is the only one that allows entry to non-Muslims. Soon after the driver…