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Photos: The Founder’s Memorial celebrates its third anniversary

Memorial offers visitors a range of personal encounters with the late Sheikh Zayed

Published: February 26, 2021 16:49 Tawfiq Nasrallah, Senior News Editor and Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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Founder’s Memorial gallery — Under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, The Founder’s Memorial, a permanent national tribute to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was inaugurated on Monday 26 February 2018 in an official ceremony in the capital, Abu Dhabi. Image Credit: WAM

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Founder’s Memorial gallery — The Memorial is today celebrating its third anniversary that took place in 2018 through the unveiling of the centerpiece of the site, a monumental artwork named The Constellation. Image Credit: WAM

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Founder’s Memorial gallery — The inauguration of the Memorial coincided with the President of the UAE, declaring 2018 to be the ‘Year of to mark the 100-year anniversary of Sheikh Zayed’s birth. Image Credit: WAM

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Founder’s Memorial gallery — The Founder’s Memorial was designed to help the new generation have a deeper understanding of the influence of the great leader and founding father of the UAE. There’s a lot to observe and learn at the Founder’s Memorial Abu Dhabi. Image Credit: WAM

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Founder’s Memorial gallery — The inauguration of the Memorial coincided with the President of the UAE, declaring 2018 to be the ‘Year of to mark the 100-year anniversary of Sheikh Zayed’s birth. Image Credit: WAM

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Founder’s Memorial gallery — The main attraction at the Founder’s Memorial Abu Dhabi is the Constellation. Image Credit: WAM

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Founder’s Memorial gallery — Built by internationally renowned artist Ralph Helmick, it is a three-dimensional portrait of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. You can view it from three directions and at night, The Constellation shines like a star. Image Credit: WAM

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Founder’s Memorial gallery — The constellation image of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates. Image Credit: WAM

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