This is inside the mosque in the main praying area. This is the largest single piece carpet in the world!! You may wonder how muslims always seem to make perfectly straight lines across when they pray, well, the secret is that there are lines designed in the carpet to tell people where to kneel. You can't see them from this photo as they are raised lines made directly into the carpet design.
Our tour guide is standing, he is being taped for a local tv show. Yes, all women must wear an abaya, I had to leave early so I didn't get a picture of myself, it will have to wait until next time! Although UAE has a local traditional style, it is Muslims who believe a woman should only show her face and hands (the UAE's wear black).
The front of the room, this gold layered wall faces mecca. Each name within the flowers are a name for Mohammed.
The largest chandalier on earth!
The outside corridor.
This is where you go to pray when the inside fills up. The landscape around the building is still under construction.
The entrance hall outside the main praying room.
Wow, this place is huge! 
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