Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan Grand Mosque (Abu Dhabi)

Posted by timothy sullivan (Tokyo, Japan) on 6 May 2009 in Art & Design.

Patterns in the mosque's stained glass windows called to mind those of European cathedrals--and in my mind I began comparing the interiors of the two architectural styles. While, granted, most of the mosques I had visited during my stay in the Middle East were relatively new (though some of the ones I had experienced in Egypt were fairly aged), one of the key differences was that they held light quite well; buildings such as Notre Dame seemed almost to shut light out.

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