Abstract
<jats:p>Due to its high cost and labor-intensive execution, Florentine mosaic usage in monumental art is not high spread than, comparing to other of artistic technics. Its aesthetic qualities allow it to address a wide range of challenges, from monumental metro station designs to religious architecture. In the late 20th and early 21st cen-turies, the active construction of religious buildings in the United Arab Emirates, involving artists, designers, and architects from Europe, Japan, and the United States, marked a new stage in the development of mosaic art – the creation of large-scale ensembles of Arab-Islamic architectural structures. The interior of Sheikh Zayed Mosque is an example of the innovative approach to traditional architecture, while the design of Qasr Al Wattan design is the example of traditional approach in Muslim architecture. Florentine mosaic has not only decorative function, but it also has an ideological significance, as the floral and ornamental motifs in compositions created using the Florentine mosaic technique are deeply symbolic and carry a sacred meaning. Using expensive technique in Islamic architecture has underlines the status of the United Arab Emirates in the Islamic world, as well as highlighting the country’s openness to cultural dialogue.</jats:p>