19th century lamp - Museum of Islamic Art (MIA)
{"Image ImageDescription": "The Museum of Islamic Art is designed by architect I. M. Pei. The museum's interior gallery spaces were designed by a team lead by JM Wilmotte of Wilmotte Associes.\n\nThe museum draws much influence from ancient Islamic architecture, yet has a unique design. It was the first of its kind in the Persian Gulf and has a very large collection of Islamic art, plus a study and a library. Facilities also include IDAM, a high class restaurant offering a dining experience of French Mediterranean cuisine with an Arabic twist. Sabiha Al Khemir served as the founding director of the museum from 2006-2008. The museum has a total area of 45,000 m2 and lies on the edge of Doha harbour at the south end of Doha Bay. Construction by Baytur Constr.Co. (Turkey) reached completion in 2006, but the museum's interior was subjected to a variety of changes thereafter. The museum celebrated its VIP opening on November 22, 2008, and opened to the general public on December 8, 2008.\n\nThe museum houses a collection of works gathered since the late 1980s, including manuscripts, textiles and ceramics. It is one of the world\u2019s most complete collections of Islamic artifacts, with items originating in Spain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, India, and Central Asia. At the age of 91, Pei had to be coaxed out of retirement to undertake this enterprise. He traveled throughout the Muslim world on a six month quest to learn about Muslim architecture and history and read Muslim texts to draw inspiration for his design.\n\nDeclining all proposed sites for the museum, Pei suggested a stand-alone island for the structure in order to avoid the encroachment on other buildings. Thus it was built on the water, 64 acres (260,000 m2) approximately 195 feet (59 m) off the Doha Corniche and surrounded by a park.\n\n(Source: Wikipedia)", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image DateTime": "2013:08:03 16:59:18", "Image Artist": "Ulrich Munstermann", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered", "Image Copyright": "\u00a9 2013, Ulrich Munstermann", "Image ExifOffset": "2012", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0230", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2013:01:02 14:30:43", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2013:01:02 14:30:43", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF LensModel": "EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM"}