Looks like a postcard doesn't it? Yeah it's kind of tough to not take super impressive pictures with this kind of background. Interestingly the building, the Sheikh Zayed Mosque was built in 2007...by an American/European conglomerate commissioned by the government of the United Arab Emirates. It is an hommage to the very founder of the UAE and his lasting legacy in the entire region.
The air conditioned parking structure below the vast and thick Persian carpets and gold plated support columns is quite impressive (yes I said the parking structure :) as is the rest of the 'place'.
In any case it's quite an experience and the place has a very interesting flair and mood to it. It's just a bit too much of...everything; which is kind of the norm in that area of the world.
Anyway, I loved it for photo backdrops.