To create the broadcast feeds, the SI opted to install a grid of 12 white Panasonic PTZ PIVOTCam-SE cameras throughout the mosque interior, six of which are located in the main prayer hall, that can be controlled centrally using Skarhooj PTZ PRO controllers over Nevion fibre channel links from the spacious first-floor, rear broadcast control room. But without the ability to effectively and coherently transmit prayers to followers, such interior grandeur would serve little purpose. The interior design of the mosque is without doubt its most impressive feature and was something that must be left untarnished by the kilometres of fibre cabling they would conceal. Everything had to be completed during that time: shipping, installation and configuration.’ ‘SBA would be broadcasting the opening ceremony from inside the prayer hall just two weeks after we began working on the project. ‘But one of the major challenges we had was the timeframe,’ he adds. ‘We were recommended to SBA by another systems integrator who we had worked with several times in the past and were ultimately handed responsibility for the entire broadcast systems integration at the mosque. ‘The Sharjah Broadcast Authority was appointed by the Sharjah Government Planning Department as a consultant to recommend a systems integrator capable of building this broadcast infrastructure,’ explained project manager Salah Ayoub from Broadcast Solutions ME. While still firmly focused on the broadcast side of the signal chain, the integrator’s renewed local strategy is in part built upon with the ability to provide services into new niche markets including houses of worship, something that Videlio is more than accustomed to.
While the onsite audio reinforcement is handled by multiple Bose column array loudspeakers, the broadcast feeds, created by Broadcast Solutions ME, rely predominantly on equipment from Canadian manufacturer, Ross Video.īroadcast Solutions ME had acquired Videlio Middle East as part of a strategy to increase business throughout the Middle East and Africa region and was its first large integration project conducted under its new identity. Solutions needed to be simple to operate and unobtrusive, yet still capable of providing broadcast quality. As such, it required an audiovisual system capable of broadcasting these prayers and events to the masses with minimal human resources. Unsurprisingly, the building will play host to several prominent Islamic events throughout the year. To call it impressive would be an understatement. Outside, the building has a multitude of domes, minarets and columns designed to reflect Islam’s unique architectural style.
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Inside, the building’s main prayer hall features arched windows with stained glass, walls decorated with verses from the Quran, a large chandelier in the centre and a premium red carpet covering the floor. Such is the importance of the building to Sharjah that a commemorative coin was launched by the government to mark the construction when it opened. Drawing aesthetic inspiration from Ottoman architecture, the 300m DHS construction occupies an impressive 185,806m 2 and is capable of accommodating more than 25,000 worshippers via its front hall, side lobbies and outdoor terrace areas, thereby making it the second biggest in the country after Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Mosque. Located at the junction of the Emirates Road and the road to Mleiha and officially opened in May 2019, Sharjah Grand Mosque is the long-awaited vision of the emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi.
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