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Abu Dhabi has an ancient history but
sometimes it feels like their city has
sprung up overnight it's developed at
lightning pace and it's become a
laboratory for pioneering architecture
today I'm gonna try and get to the soul
of the city and I'm starting at the
holiest building in the UAE the Sheikh
Zayed Grand Mosque this most a beautiful
building is all covered the glad with
whiter pure marble these columns they
have beautiful intricate floral touches
it seems like they are growing this
mosque is a combination of different
styles different elements different
concepts of design might be an
encyclopedia you are now in the largest
prayer room in the mosque this is bit
words largest chandelier you are
stiffing now on the word's largest
hand-knotted carpet how many knots make
up the kata very good question 2.6
billion knots is amazing this is like a
palace of superlatives so this mosque is
unusual in the region for being open to
non-muslims the founder of this mosque
when he built the mosque he was
passionate about creating a place based
on tolerance peace coexistence and the
values of our religion the Sheikh Zayed
mosque frozen centuries of tradition but
now I'm on my way to somewhere that's
setting a blueprint for the future mazda
city this is an experiment to create a
low-carbon neighborhood using solar
panel and conceptual design I'm off to
meet Chris he's one of the architects at
master city and he's gonna take me on a
tour of the area I can feel the wind
it's like it's so in here that's the
marriage of architecture
and air movement wind we are turning the
building into a bundle we had a big
opening over there a small opening
behind here and try the windows to help
cool down to courtyards and Street one
of the reasons why I really wants to
come here was to ride around in one of
the driverless cars let's do that
this impressive I saw an engine just
gonna go to prison let me try
let's me a foot we go that way now we're
going that way
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Cindy's doing is or inspiring it makes
you wonder what's your only possibly if
you want to experience innovation and
ingenuity especially on an architectural
level Abu Dhabi there's a place like
nowhere else in the world
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