At 601 metres tall, Makkah Clock Royal Tower, A Fairmont Hotel is the tallest concrete building and the tallest hotel in the world. 36,000 tons: the weight of the Makkah Clock on top of the tower, the ...

MAKKAH (Saudi Arabia): An imposing grandiose Royal Clock Tower in Makkah, the holiest city of Islam, is the next captivating spot after the most sacred Kaaba (grand al-Haram mosque). The two are ...

The Mecca Clock Tower is six times the size of Big Ben and also dwarfs The Shard. It's also the sixth-tallest freestanding structure on Earth, falling behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Merdeka ...

(with photos) JEDDAH, Aug 11 (KUNA) -- With many countries in the world celebrating the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Saudi Arabia's and the world's biggest clock perched on the ...

ALBAWABA Recent days have witnessed an extraordinary weather occurrence in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as torrential rain, thunderstorms, and ...

The new clock tower, standing 601m, is six times the height of Big Ben’s clock tower in London. It features four clock faces, each 43m in diameter, legible from up to 10km away. The hour and minute ...

The Royal Mecca Clock Tower is just one of the many construction projects in the city, states the New York Times. From high-end luxury hotels to train lines; government officials are working on ...

Tourists will be allowed to visit the top of the Makkah Clock Tower for the first time after the Haj season, Saudi officials have announced. One of the tallest buildings in the world, at 601 metres, ...