@abubakralkusufi2: The Makkah Royal Clock Tower It is the centrepiece of the Abraj Al-Bait complex, a group of seven towers built beside the Grand Mosque to accommodate pilgrims and visitors. The development is part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment project. أبراج مكة +1 1. It is 601 metres tall 601 m 1,972 feet · 120 floors It is the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and one of the tallest buildings in the world. The Skyscraper Center +1 2. The clock is enormous Each of its four clock faces is roughly 40 metres across. The faces display the Arabic inscription Bismillah (“In the name of Allah”), and powerful lights make the clock visible from far across Makkah. Saudi Press Agency +1 3. The golden crescent At the very top is a large golden crescent. The tower’s architectural design combines modern engineering with Islamic artistic motifs. The crescent is part of the building’s design, not a religious symbol prescribed for buildings by the Qur’an or Sunnah. SL Rasch +1 4. Its location is what makes it special It stands beside Masjid al-Haram, where Muslims perform Hajj and Umrah. The tower itself is a modern landmark; the religious significance belongs to Makkah, the Kaaba and the Sacred Mosque, not to the tower itself. أبراج مكة +1 One interesting fact The clock tower’s engineering was extraordinarily complex. Its designers used approximately 12,000 tonnes of structural steel for the clock structure, and the crescent at the top is about 23 metres high. SL Rasch Personally, what makes it so striking is the contrast: an enormous modern skyscraper standing beside one of the most sacred places in Islam. Muslims travel from all over the world to worship Allah there, while the tower has become one of the most recognisable parts of Makkah’s skyline. 8 8 8

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