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 ...

Makkah Hilton & Towers complex also hosts a full-fledge commercial center with over than 400 brand-name stores, food court, multi-level car park that can take more than 300 vehicles, and a mosque ...

The hotel is the focal point of the iconic Abraj Al Bait Complex, which is part of the King Abdul Aziz Endowment Project whose mandate is to upgrade the precincts of the Two Holy Mosques. Makkah Clock ...

Rising above Islam’s holiest city, the 610m/2001-ft tall Makkah Clock Royal Tower is the focal point for the nearly complete Abraj Al-Bait hotel complex opposite the Grand Mosque of Makkah (Mecca) in ...

Lightning disrupted the world’s tallest clock tower in the Saudi town of Makkah before power was restored a few hours later, a newspaper reported on Sunday. The 38-metre high tower that ...

At a height of 607 meters, it stands as the world’s third tallest building, dwarfed only by 632-meter-high Shanghai Tower and Dubai’s 828-meter-high Burj Khalifa. April 10, 2015 Makkah Clock ...

5,000t of formwork at Makkah Holy Mosque expansion | Makkah mayor reveals $370m projects for holy sites | Phase one of Makkah project ready in four years Federal-Mogul has supplied special ...

The Royal Mecca Clock Tower and a half-dozen luxury high-rises are being built, and more land has been cleared for development in the Saudi city; some critics see this as a capitalist makeover.