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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: 7 most prominent chandeliers in the world
The maintenance of the mosque’s chandeliers is carried out according to the latest international standards, being one of the things that most interest and interest visitors inside the mosque.
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The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque contains seven distinctive and unique chandeliers, in harmony with the Islamic architecture of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, and attracting the attention of visitors from all over the world.
In order to preserve this masterpiece, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center implemented a maintenance plan aimed at achieving the sustainability of its components, which were accomplished according to a precise work plan, which was implemented under the supervision of a group of Emirati engineers working in the center with experience and competence.
And a working group that included 45 members, including a project manager, a site supervisor, specialized engineers, technicians, and health and safety supervisors.
The maintenance work continued for 45 days, 12 hours a day, including the complete modernization of the Thuraya system.
In the context, the Director of the Support Services Department at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center, Salem Al Suwaidi, said: “The project to maintain the chandeliers of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is a continuation of the strategic plans adopted by the center, to achieve the sustainability of the aesthetics of the mosque and its collections, especially the chandeliers of the mosque that receive special continuous care A creative masterpiece that complements its details with the aesthetics of the mosque and the spirit of originality, while decorating its parts with unique art and design elements.
He explained that «the maintenance work of the chandeliers of the mosque was carried out according to the latest international standards, as it is one of the things that most interest and interest visitors inside the mosque. International quality in a manner befitting the stature of this distinguished international edifice, and the unique role it plays as the most important civilized and Islamic interface for the state.
The aesthetics of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque are designed in harmony and harmony, through which the artistic elements are integrated in a way that gives them a unique aesthetic, where the aesthetics of the chandeliers design is integrated with the decorative design on the carpet that is completely above it, forming an artistic painting that is creatively integrated, where the crystal pieces hang as colored drops, about To fall on the carpet, which in turn looks like a pool of water that reflects the colors.
Hanging from the three domes inside the main prayer hall of the mosque are three huge crystal chandeliers that are similar in design, the largest in the middle, in addition to four smaller chandeliers distributed in the VIP hall, the flower hall and the two side halls of the main hall.
The design of the chandelier in the main hall in the mosque was inspired by the palm tree, as it simulates an upturned palm tree, the (cylindrical) part represents the palm trunk, and the concave interwoven part represents the fronds, while the red, yellow and green crystal globes represent the rutab, and in this what suggests the noble values that a society was known for The UAE is like originality, generosity and generosity, which the founding father instilled in the hearts of generations.
The company «Fustig» manufactured all the chandeliers of the mosque in Munich, Germany, and used in the manufacture of stainless steel and galvanized 24 karat gold in the gilding process, and the chandeliers' plates were inlaid with “Swarovski” crystals, while the crystal balls used in the design of the chandelier are in green, red and yellow colors. With a total of about 40 million pieces, their shimmering lights add a special beauty to the entire prayer hall.
The total number of chandeliers is seven different in sizes and colors.
The center is committed to maintaining the chandelier on an annual basis, according to an approved plan, which includes cleaning all parts of the chandelier made of crystal and glass, using special cleaning methods, to avoid damage to the crystal and to preserve its luster.
Maintenance work for the chandeliers of the mosque is carried out in a manner that takes into account all security and safety measures, in addition to providing full protection for carpets and marble in the main hall, side halls, and VIP council, by providing two layers of protection represented by protection carpets topped by a layer of pressed wood in the vicinity of the area to be erected The scaffolding is installed on it, and a mechanism has been adopted for erecting and dismantling scaffolds in accordance with health and safety procedures by specialists, and under the supervision of health and safety specialists at the center.
It is noteworthy that the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, affiliated to the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, is sponsored and monitored by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.
The center was established to be the nucleus of the cultural and intellectual movement centered around the mosque, based on the cultural and national value that expresses the concepts and values established by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, those values that are rooted in conscience and awareness, which constitute an extension of the inspired national identity From the teachings of our true religion.
15 thousand LED lighting
The weight of the grand chandelier in the main hall is about 12 tons, its diameter is 10 meters, and its height is 15.5 meters, and the grand chandelier contains 15 thousand and 500 LED lights, and the chandelier is provided with a spiral ladder in the trunk of the chandelier in order to enable specialists to climb it, to carry out work Cleaning the chandelier, or fixing faults, if any, by lowering the central (cylindrical) part to certain meters, so that the workers build a scaffold, for someone to enter the (cylindrical) part.
As for the two smaller chandeliers in the main hall, each one weighs eight tons, is 12.5 meters high and seven meters in diameter, and includes 9,500 lamps, with an internal staircase for maintenance work.
The mosque also includes chandeliers with a diameter of 4.5 meters, a height of 6.5 meters, and weighing two tons, while the smallest chandeliers in the mosque have a diameter of 3.5 meters, and a height of 5.5 meters, weighing 1.4 tons, and the smaller chandeliers include 1200 lamps, while the smallest chandeliers in the mosque contain 1000 lamps.
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a major weight chandelier in the
main hall about 12 tons, and a diameter of
10 meters, and a
height of
15.5 meters, containing 15 thousand and 500 valve lighting.
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