It serves to provide accommodation for those who wish to visit the Kaaba. The complex’s location is across the plaza to the southern end of the entrance gate of the Masjid al-Haram Mosque, which contains the Kaaba. It is now the world’s sixth-highest skyscraper, beating Shenzhen’s Ping An Finance Centre located in China, but falling short of Dubai’s renowned Burj Khalifa. The structure’s architectural design is Postmodernist New Classical, which is similar to a large portion of the architecture of the fast-growing capitalist country’s urban fabric.Īt 600 meters in height and an overall surface area of more than 31,000 square meters, the complex’s highest tower is the tallest structure in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government’s demolition of the historically valuable landmark in 2002 drew outrage and a strong response from Turkey. The complex was built on the site of the Ajyad Fortress, an 18th-century Ottoman fortification on top of a hill facing the Grand Mosque. It is the world’s second most costly structure, with an overall development cost of US$15 billion. The project was developed and built by the Saudi Binladin Group, the Kingdom’s largest construction company. Makkah Royal Clock Tower and Abraj Al-Bait complex viewed from below AhmadElq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The huge building is only a few meters away from Mecca’s Great Mosque, the world’s largest mosque, and Islam’s holiest site. The Clock Tower Museum, which occupies the top four floors of the edifice, is housed in the clock tower. The Makkah Clock Royal Tower in Saudi Arabia is the world’s fourth-highest structure. The SL Rasch GmbH Special and Lightweight Structures (est.

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