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Friday, April 4, 2008

Photo Hunt - Glass

Come and join the hunt here.

As much as possible, I would like to feature photos from Qatar. But since I do not have a Qatar photo for the GLASS theme, I am posting a photo from Oman, which is a neighbor country and additional two related photos from Paris, France.



Photo Hunt - Glass




1. Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Oman, 2. St. Chapelle, Paris, 3. Rose Window of Notre Dame de Paris

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The first photo is a stained GLASS found in Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat, Oman, which is the only mosque (in the world, I believe) open for non-muslims and tourists. The Grand Mosque can accomodate up to 20,000 worshipper at one time. Its main prayer room has the largest hand-woven single piece Persian Carpet in the world measuring 60 meters x 70 meters. In addition, this mosque has the biggest chandelier in the world, weighing 8.5 tons.


The second photo is the stained GLASS at the upper chapel of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris while the third photo is the stained GLASS Rose Window of Notre Dame de Paris.

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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Muscat









Paris, France


11 comments:

docemdy said...

Stained glass windows are always a pretty site to behold. Nice shots, by the ways.

 gmirage said...

and I thought I saw those last two...great posts, decorated glass windows are pretty!

Melli said...

Gorgeous!

Hootin Anni said...

All are so beautiful...they're breathtaking photos! Just love 'em!!!

My 'glass' is shared, I sure hope you can find time to drop by for a visit if you haven't already.

Happy Saturday to you, and happy hunting!!!

Anonymous said...

Hi Nina, those are great shots. But the one from Notre Dame is the best. Nothing can compare to those stained glass windows. Wow!

Rebecca (Ramblings by Reba) said...

Beautiful stained glass!

Katney said...

Stained glass is an incredible art form, from the simple to these magnificent examples. Thanks for contributing to today's world tour.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Beautiful shots.

Have a great weekend.

Amy said...

How absolutely beautiful!

jams o donnell said...

What beautiful glass. Great choices for this week's theme!

Aleckii said...

Amazing pictures. I do not know much about Qatar or Oman, but those pictures now teach me something new.

Amazing!