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A tribute to His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al Nahyan, Father of the United Arab Emirates, a visionary leader who devoted his life to the creation of a better world.
The stylized Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is revealed second after second, stone after stone, around praying times of the day.
8 progressive and random illuminations, during 1 minute sequence each, arbitrary order.
A major masterpiece from the artist, in terms of symbolic message, dimensions and complexity.
8 numeroted artworks.
Local praying times (Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha) and sunrise displayed in all 4 minarets of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Praying times and sunrise are recalculated every day according to current date and geographic position of the artwork.
Local time and date displayed below main central dome, in alternance with geographic position of the artwork.
Equation of Time display.
One of the most important value to determine all praying times every day.
Current day of the year and current week successively displayed under right front domes, in alternance with Mekka direction.
Number of days, number of years elapsed since inauguration date of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, or since a personalized date successively displayed under left front domes.
Local time, date and geographic position automatically adjusted by satellites to provide absolute accuracy.
Automatic or manual settings.
Neon bulbs and glass displays.
1100mm (L), 950mm (H), 80mm (D)
25.2 kg / 55.6 lbs
SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE ARTWORK
SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE ARTWORK CLOSE-UP
ONE PROGRESSIVE ILLUMINATION DURING 1 MINUTE
ISHA AND ASR PRAYING TIMES, 19:38 AND 15:35, INSIDE THE 2 LEFT MINARETS
MAGHRIB PRAYING TIME 18:08 AT THE BOTTOM OF LEFT MINARET
NUMBER OF DAYS / NUMBER OF YEARS ELAPSED SINCE INAUGURATION DATE OF SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE DECEMBER 20th, 2007,
OR SINCE A PERSONALIZED DATE, BELOW THE 3 FRONT LEFT DOMES
ONE PROGRESSIVE ILLUMINATION DURING 1 MINUTE
LOCAL TIME 15:36:27 AND DATE OCTOBER 3rd, 2015, UNDER MAIN DOME OF SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE
IN ALTERNANCE
WITH CURRENT LATITUDE, LONGITUDE AND ALTITUDE OF THE ARTWORK
+10.42: EQUATION OF TIME DISPLAY, REPRESENTING TIME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APPARENT AND MEAN SOLAR TIMES. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT VALUE TO DETERMINE ALL PRAYING TIMES, ACCURATELY EVERY DAY
CURRENT DAY OF THE YEAR, IN ALTERNANCE WITH CURRENT WEEK OF THE YEAR AND MEKKA DIRECTION, BELOW THE 3 FRONT RIGHT DOMES
RANDOM ILLUMINATION DURING 1 MINUTE
SUNRISE TIME 06:15 AT THE BOTTOM OF RIGHT MINARET
FAJR AND DHUHR PRAYING TIMES, 04:57 AND 12:11, INSIDE THE 2 RIGHT MINARETS
MOVING MOON CRESCENT
SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE BY NIGHT
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