Al-Aziz mosque, Abu Dhabi

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The Mosque of Al-Aziz (

The mosque has a unique exterior that fits with the modernistic buildings surrounding it, the mosque is compromised of a total area of 5100 square meters, with the exterior being provided with a LUCEM facade with 207 elements of 1800 x 1400 x 44 mm per element.[3] Every element within the facade is unique in its own respect, combining to create a unified exterior for the Mosque. The exterior is complimented towards the evening and night, when the walls' backlights are turned on, and the glowing Thuluth script calligraphy glows and solidifies itself as a staple of architecture in Abu Dhabi.^[1]

The mosques entrance has a pointed arch with geometric style indentations, the minaret is also unique with it being completely separated from the mosque and standing as its own entity, however it matches the same geometric facade that is present on the mosque's exterior. The mosque achieves the glowing exterior by utilizing translucent concrete which works due to the fiber optics within the concrete.^[4] Additionally, the concrete was also pigmented in areas where the calligraphy was present in order to blend with the rest of the mosques facade.^[4]

Interior

The Al- Aziz mosque Floor plan consists of two levels, a ground floor and a first floor. The upper ground floor has a large prayer hall that can contain 1,050 people,^[1] and the Living chambers of the Imam and Mouazzen (the person who recites the call to prayer),^[5] the lower ground floor contains a separate secondary prayer hall with a washing room and rest room, used by Muslims for Wudu. The first floor contains the woman's prayer room which is separate from the general prayer area due to religious ideologies, that require women to be separate as to not cause distractions during prayer.

Towards the center of the main prayer hall, there is a large coffered ceiling with multiple geometric intertwined shapes that have Opaque glass between each level of the geometric structure, that glow during the night to illuminate the mosques interior.^[5] At the Center of the coffered ceiling is a large square chandelier with multiple tiers to it.

Minaret

The minaret as a structure is a completely separate identity from the mosque, however it follows the same exterior as the mosque, with it being towards the western side of the mosque, inside of the minaret is a staircase that allows the Mouazzen to reach the highest tier of the minaret in order to recite the call to prayer.

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