Heritage

Bab Al BahrainBab Al Bahrain

With a name that translates to "Gateway to Bahrain", Bab Al Bahrain is on the top of most visitors' must-see lists and ranks among the country's best-known and most visited monuments. Designed in 1945. 
 
Bab Al part being removed Bahrain was refinished in 1986 with elements of classical Islamic architecture.
The building serves as the entrance to the Manama Souq and houses the tourism section and a handicraft shop.


Al Jasra HouseAl Jasra House

Situated at the village of Al-Jasra on the west coast of Bahrain, Beit Al Jasra or Al Jasra House was constructed by Sheikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al Kalifa in 1907 and was later taken as a summer residence to Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, ruler of Bahrain from 1942 to 1961.

The house was designed according tot he traditional Bahraini architecture to suit the local environment. The local building material used included  coral, gypsum and palm-tree trunks.

It consists  of several rooms used for  different purposed such as sitting, living family, kitchen and date juice extraction. All the rooms are traditionally furnished. A distinctive feature in the courtyard is the Seyam, a moderately elevated palm fronts terrace used for night rest.



Seyadi House Seyadi House

Seyadi House is located in Seyaqdi neighborhood in Muharraq city on the northern side of Shaikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa House. The house was built in 1905 by Ahmed bin Qassim Seyadi, a famous pearl merchant in the Gulf region.

The house consists of five rooms, two open halls (Lewan), corridpr, small courtyard and a roof encircled by wind towers.


 

Ahmad Al Fateh MosqueAhmad Al Fateh Mosque

The Al-Fateh Mosque (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque) is one of the largest mosques in the world, capable of accommodating over 7,000 worshippers at a time.

The mosque is the largest place of worship in Bahrain. It is located next to the King Faisal Highway in Juffair, which is a town located in the capital city of Manama.
 

At night, it stands out as a magnificent floodlit beacon on reclaimed land, a symbol of the spirit, adventure and religious zeal against the relentless threat of the sea.

The mosque is very close to the Royal Bahraini Palace, the residence of the king of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah. The huge dome built on top of the Al-Fatih Mosque is made of pure fibreglass. Weighting over 60 t (60,000 kg), the dome is currently the world's largest fiberglass dome. Al-Fateh now includes the new National Library,, which opened to the public in 2006. The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa during the early 1990s. It is named after Ahmed Al Fateh, the conqueror of Bahrain.