An aerial view of the Mecca Royal Clock Tower, ... The time of day or night can be read from miles away Credit: AFP. 12. The Clock Tower is six times bigger than Big Ben in London Credit: Getty. 12.

Clock Tower (Mecca Time), 2015. C-print, 48 x 72 in. ... "There are extremely wealthy pilgrims who have booked rooms for every night of the year, ... slightly obscuring it from view.

The Mecca Clock Royal Tower in Saudi Arabia is the fourth-tallest building and sixth-tallest freestanding structure in the world, as well as the tallest clock tower.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Five-star hotels with views of Islam's holiest site and luxury hajj pilgrimage packages are attracting a super-wealthy clientele and establishing Mecca as ...

On social media, a video of lightning striking a clock tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, went viral. In the video, lightning strikes the building on a rainy night before spectacularly lighting up the sky.

The Makkah Royal Clock Tower stands at a colossal 1,972ft tall and is the tallest building in Saudi Arabia - and the fourth-tallest in the world. 12 An aerial view of the Mecca Royal Clock Tower ...