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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. |
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. |
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. |
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SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE ARTWORK |
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SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE ARTWORK CLOSE-UP |
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ONE PROGRESSIVE ILLUMINATION DURING 1 MINUTE |
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ISHA AND ASR PRAYING TIMES, 19:38 AND 15:35, INSIDE THE 2 LEFT MINARETS |
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MAGHRIB PRAYING TIME 18:08 AT THE BOTTOM OF LEFT MINARET |
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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 |
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ONE PROGRESSIVE ILLUMINATION DURING 1 MINUTE |
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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 |
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+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 |
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CURRENT DAY OF THE YEAR, IN ALTERNANCE WITH CURRENT WEEK OF THE YEAR AND MEKKA DIRECTION, BELOW THE 3 FRONT RIGHT DOMES |
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RANDOM ILLUMINATION DURING 1 MINUTE |
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SUNRISE TIME 06:15 AT THE BOTTOM OF RIGHT MINARET |
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FAJR AND DHUHR PRAYING TIMES, 04:57 AND 12:11, INSIDE THE 2 RIGHT MINARETS |
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MOVING MOON CRESCENT |
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SHEIKH ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE BY NIGHT |
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