The Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Hand-inlaying a pattern of flowering vines onto 1,054 white marble columns for the entrance and side arcades of this remarkable mosque. The thousands of rare and beautiful stones being used include lapis lazuli, amethyst, onyx, and aventurine.

Above: Ajooba artisans right Mohammad Asrar on site at Abu-Dhabi Mosque.

Main banner at top: Some of the thousands of amythist, red onyx flowers with leaves and stemns ready for inlaying into the Abu Dhabi mosque columns.

Left an inlay artisan at work and Right Mohammad Asrar, the project supervisor, on site in Abu Dhabi, inspecting the first model column set up.

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