<p>This is the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. I visited this site during the day while on assignment and decided to come back at night to capture this particular shot.</p><p><em>This photo and caption were submitted to&nbsp;<a href="http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/" target="_blank">Your Shot</a>. Check out our photography community, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.</em></p>

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

This is the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. I visited this site during the day while on assignment and decided to come back at night to capture this particular shot.

This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Check out our photography community, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.

Photograph by Jaap Ruurd Feitsma, National Geographic Your Shot

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