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Decorated Colonnade, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE
More than one thousand columns flank the Mosque's exterior arcades, which is considered one of the striking features of the Mosque. The six-sided columns are clad with white marble slabs and inlaid with semi-precious stones, using a technique called "Pietra doura". The total number of columns in the exterior area is 1096, and each piece of marble on the columns was individually carved and inlaid on-site during the final stages of construction.