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; ...

The clock faces measure 141 x 141 feet. The tallest tower in the complex will stand as the tallest building in Saudi Arabia -- and the tallest and largest hotel in the world -- with a planned ...

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 ...

Mecca Clock Tower, Saudi Arabia. The Abraj Al-Bait Towers, also known as the Mecca Royal Clock Tower, in the holy city of Mecca where Muslim pilgrims visit to take part in the Hajj or lesser Hajj. ...

As Ramadan starts, so does a giant clock in the holy city of Mecca, an intended challenger to Big Ben and Greenwich Mean Time. When construction is completed, it will be the largest clock in the ...

A video that has gone viral online showed the moment Saudi Arabia’s famous Clock Tower - overlooking the Kaaba in Mecca - was hit by lightning.. Photographer Youssef Bajjash captured the moment ...

Saudi Arabia builds giant clock in Mecca. Here’s another Muslim building for conservatives to worry about: Saudi Arabia is building a giant clock tower in Mecca, and some Islamic scholars hope ...

(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 ...

As Ramadan starts, so does a giant clock in the holy city of Mecca, anintended challenger to Big Ben and Greenwich Mean Time. Whenconstruction is completed, it will be the largest clock in the ...