Grand Mosque
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi - Dubai - Sharjah - Al Ain
Once you are in Dubai, you can keep Dubai Creek as your locus from where it's easy to reach many of the attractive destinations in Dubai. Located at the Bur Side of Dubai Creek, Grand Mosque, offers the blissfulness of traditional Islamic architectural style with which the Mosque is built. Grand Mosque was built in 1900 A.D. as a Quranic School (kutab in Arabic), which was similar to present day madrasas, where children are taught Quran and Muslim religious principles. The Mosque was rebuilt to enhance its capacity to accommodate worshippers which at present stands at 1200 devotees in total. With a minaret as high as 70 meters, the tallest in Dubai, Grand Mosque is considered as one of the most spacious mosques in UAE.
Permission to enter the Mosque is exclusively provided to Muslims. But if you are a non-Muslim and are attracted by the artistic and cultural magnificence of the Mosque, you'll be granted permission to take pictures of the tall minaret, splendidly designed walls, luminous domes and marvelous glass panels and antique window shutters from the premises of the Mosque. The mosque carries 54 domes, in which 45 are small and 9 large.
Grand Mosque along Al Mussalla Road, near Ruler's Court, Dubai, is also known
as Al-Jumeriah Mosque and is also the most photographed building in Dubai.
The most striking feature of all Islamic architecture has been identified as
the one which focuses more on the interior space than on the outside or facade.
Traditional Islamic art and architecture has its roots in 7th-century Syrian
culture from where it widened its scope to include the art and architecture
from regions as far as Atlantic and South Asia.
According to experts, when Traditional Islamic Architecture is considered from the point of view of the then architects, there is nothing Islamic in their work, nor is there a dominant style which can be delineated from Islamic Art. Regional variations are innumerous and diversified, the unifying principles being the existence of geometric design and arabesque styles.
Make your Sightseeing in Dubai memorable with your aesthetic engagement with
Traditional Islamic Architecture at Grand Mosque Dubai.
