the world's largest islamic museum, opening on 22.11.2008.

the museum in the afternoon









road to the main entrance......

view from the 1st floor, on the balcony ..........

the open air lift, ........... because it "almost" never rain......

the band







plays national anthem of qatar.........











a very grand opening ceremony-!!



















view from the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) to the city center.















it's sort of an island, so it's on the water, and there are trees surrounding, making a huge circle around the museum.






after the opening ceremony just now, there were a lot of qatari children, leading the sheikh & other vips to the museum for the very 1st visit.