We had been staying at our friends home, just round the corner from the Shangri La Hotel, every time we left the house we could see this stunning view.
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This place is massive, built to hold 41,000 worshippers, when you see gold on the photographs it is gold, 24 carat gold.
I popped round early afternoon to avoid crowds and bake myself alive in the sun, fortunately the long perfectly white corridors in the mosque provided a hiding place from the unrelenting sun.
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Shade !!!!
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I'm not an overly religious person, but this place just blew me away, how spotless it was, the sheer size of the place and its style and beauty.
![The Grand Mosque - Abu Dhabi, Zayed Mosque](http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1422/5142448897_92c8183efb.jpg)
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So if your in the area, well worth a bimble in a modern building with total wow factor - I just need to get a new passport now and I'm off for a return trip with my improved camera practice.
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