Videos tagged with "treasures"

The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque [09:18]
Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque The majestic Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque is probably the most imposing religious and national landmark in Abu Dhabi to date. It is also arguably one of the most important architectural treasures of contemporary UAE society - and one of the most beautiful in the world - initiated no less by the late president HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who is fondly thought of as the father of UAE. The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque, popularly called Grand Mosque by local residents, is seen as a globally unifying landmark from its conception to completion, bringing together designers, features, materials and suppliers from nearly every corner of the globe: Italy, Germany, Morocco, India, Turkey, Iran, China, Greece and the UAE. The Mosques initial architectural design was Moroccan, but it evolved to include many global features, including exterior walls that are of traditional Turkish design. Natural materials were chosen for its design and construction, which include marble, stone, gold, semi-precious stones, crystals and ceramics. The Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque features 80 domes all decorated with white marble. The main domes outer shell measures 32.7 metres in diameter and stands 70 metres high from the inside and 85 metres from the outside - the largest of its kind, according to the Turkey Research Centre for Islamic History and Culture. The Mosque has 1096 columns in its exterior and 96 columns in ...
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The lost treasures of Algeria [03:35]
A brief video about missing Algerian artifacts that are now in France and have either been sold or pilfered and are missing from the national conscience of Algeria. I found this newspaper on ebay and found several noted items that are not on display nor have they been returned
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Bahjda Beida,Originally Composed by Dahmane El Harrachi [04:47]
with Algerian emigrees to France. It was composed by Dahmane El Harrachi,who is famous for his song YA RAYAH which was featured on The Tres Soleils ( Faudel, Khaled and Rachid Taha) and is known to many non Algerians. This song perhaps is only known to Algerians for the most part which is why I wanted to feature it in Secret Picture Box of Algeria which is basically the concept of a big box full of all the treasures of Algeria ... bahjda beida baida algerie algeria dahmane el harrachi ...
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ALGERIAN ARTIFACTS IN THE LOUVRE [02:19]
these treasures of Algeria lie in. The pictures shown are artwork that presently are in the collection in the LOUVRE and are the property of the nation of Algeria ..UPDATE.. I visited the LOUVRE recently and these articles as well as others are still not labeled as being from Algeria nor are their annotations at the information desk about Algerian artifacts. All the collections are mixed together,,, therefore it is almost impossible for people to know what was stolen from Algeria because ...
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Algeria's Treasures [02:35]
A pictorial history of Algeria set to Truly, Madly and Deeply. These items and many like them have been sold on online auctions for pennies of what they are worth
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