Al Aziz Mosque (Abu Dhabi)

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Officially opened on Friday, June 26, 2015.

Built on an area of 5,100 metres square at a cost of AED 65 million at the expense of Hasan Abdullah Ismaik, the mosque can accommodate 2,500 worshipers. Comprises of three divisions which include main prayer room and a smaller one in addition to a female prayer room.

As well as having a contemporary design, it also has Arabic inscriptions of the 99 Names of Allah, that are carved into concrete bricks and forming the mosque’s outside walls.

The “calligraphic walls” appear as simple stone carvings by day.

At night, however, the inscriptions shine brightly when they become illuminated using “light transmitting concrete”, which uses optical fibres that transmit light through the stone — a technology developed by German firm, Lucem.