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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Religious and Sacred Buildings

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is a mosque in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and the country's largest mosque, serving as the key place of worship for daily Islamic prayers. A smaller replica of the mosque stands in Surakarta, a city in Indonesia.

Facts
Building Type
Mosque 1
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1
Completed Year
2007 2
Height (m)
107 1
Height of the four corner minarets, the mosque's tallest feature; per the same Wikipedia article, the minarets rise about 107 m (351 ft) in height.
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Mosque 1
Connections

Has Building Type

Mosque, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Islamic Architecture, Styles and Movements

An Islamic architecture landmark.

Uses Element

Marble, Architectural Materials
Source Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikipedia article, Design and construction section, opening sentence
    The Grand Mosque was constructed between 1994 and 2007 and was inaugurated in December 2007.
  • Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
    The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is a mosque in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and the country's largest mosque, serving as the key place of worship for daily Islamic prayers. A smaller replica of the mosque stands in Surakarta, a city in Indonesia.
  • Uses Element: Marble, Wikipedia article
    The 96 columns in the main prayer hall are clad with marble and inlaid with mother of pearl, one of the few places where one can see this craftsmanship.
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2. Wikidata: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
  • Wikidata Q695604, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q695604, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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