São Paulo – The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, houses the world’s largest carpet, hand-crafted by around 1,200 artisans. State news agency WAM reported it is 5,400 square meters.
The wool and cotton carpet weighed 35 tons after completion. Despite its enormous size, it was designed as a single piece, which qualified it for the Guinness Book of Records. The carpet covers the floor of the main prayer hall and was designed to look like a reflection of the above chandelier.
The carpet is predominately green, but it features a variety of 25 colors. The carpet weaving took place in three large workshops on a built-up area of 5,000 square meters. It is carefully supervised by Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center, with its maintenance work taking more than 12 days.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
