@stylez_j: 🕋 Mecca Through 4,000 Years Watch the city of Mecca evolve around the Kaaba across centuries. ~2000 BCE – According to Islamic tradition, Prophet Ibrahim builds the first Kaaba in an empty desert valley. 630 CE – The Kaaba is purified after the conquest of Mecca and restored as a sanctuary for the worship of one God. 750 CE – Early Islamic empires expand the mosque, forming the first large sanctuary around the Kaaba. 1700 – Ottoman architecture shape Masjid al-Haram with domes, arches and tall minarets. 1990 – Major modern expansions begin to accommodate millions of pilgrims. 2012 – The Abraj Al Bait clock tower rises above the mosque skyline. 2026 – Today the Grand Mosque surrounds the Kaaba at the heart of the largest pilgrimage site on Earth. 4,000 years of history. One sacred center. #mecca #islam #meccatimelapse

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