Original video: https://youtu.be/zUog4jDcKmg
Visited on: 5 FEB 2025
Medina Haram Piazza Shading Umbrellas (also known as Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Umbrellas) are a marvel of engineering and design. They provide comfort and protection to worshippers at the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia. These 250 convertible umbrellas cover a vast area of 143,000 square meters, shielding worshippers from the intense sun and rain.
Each single open umbrella structure of 25 by 25 metres (82 ft × 82 ft) spans an area of 625 square metres (6,730 sq ft). As the components for each umbrella are so large and also have to withstand potentially extreme climatic conditions, the cladding needed to be made from advanced composites. Premier Composite Technologies was commissioned to build and install the mosaic tiled, external claddings for all 250 units of foldable umbrellas. The arm claddings and cladding attachments were built from a lightweight composite sandwich structure of glass fibre epoxy resin laminate, providing high torsional stiffness. They were then fixed to the flexible umbrella arm systems. When closed, the arms cover the membrane while additional claddings on top of the arms form a prismatic casing to protect the folded Teflon membrane.
Keywords: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Medina Haram Piazza Shading Umbrellas, Convertible Umbrellas, Medina, Saudi Arabia, sun protection, rain protection, Islamic Architecture
Location:
Al Masjid an Nabawi
Al Haram, Madinah 42311
FJ96+3C Madinah
24.467839153722704, 39.611619891506756
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