RUAbu Dhabi / Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque at sunset
Tue 13 Oct, 17:002 h
AED 300 per person
The mosque is best when the light changes. We walk the courtyards and the prayer hall, and talk about the architecture, the craft and the meaning of the place.
Where to meet
Visitor entrance, gate 3.
Good to know
Dress code: shoulders and knees covered. Women are given an abaya at the entrance.
Guides
Karim Al Marri
Historian of Islamic architecture. From the mosque to the museum, stone by stone.
Alisa Petrova
Founder, art historian. Ten years in museums, first in Moscow, now in Abu Dhabi.