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 ...

11 August 2010 JEDDAH: The giant clock of Makkah is all set to tick home a new time standard, as some scholars believe that it will be an ideal alternative to the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Many ...

06 January 2010 Global Islamic real estate consultancy Alpha1Estates International said today it is launching Al-Tilal Villas Project in Madinah and the Royal Clock Tower in Abraj al-Bait in Makkah, ...

A masterpiece in architectural and engineering design, the Makkah Tower has four clock faces, 83 x 67-metre front-back and 77 x 47 metre at the sides with each clock hand weighing 6 tonnes. Length ...

Bandar Aldandani/AFP The Clock Tower is the main high-rise building in a complex of seven towers, comprising 3,000 hotel rooms and apartments. The clock has a 128-metre-tall (420-foot) spire with a 23 ...

(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 ...

Syed Shayaan Bakht, Gulf Today A rare video was captured from the heights of the mountains of Makkah of lightning hitting the Clock Tower on Tuesday at 8pm. Social media users have been sharing photos ...

Four clock movements have been constructed, one for each side of the tower. The central elements are two shafts that support the hour and minute hands, driven by servomotors. The motor for the minute ...

Fairmont Hotel & Resorts has opened Makkah Clock Royal Tower, A Fairmont Hotel, located next to the Holy Ka’aba Islam’s most sacred site. Makkah Clock Royal Tower is the tallest concrete building in ...