Abraj Al Bait Makkah Complex in Makkah almukaramah, opposite the Grand Mosque. It is owned by the government, which consists of seven skyscrapers. The Makkah Royal Clock Tower has the world's largest clock and The Fairmont Hotel, the third tallest building and the fifth tallest independent building in the world. With a height of 601 meters, the complex is also the largest tower complex in the world. It was established by the company hired by the Saudi Binladin Group. The costs of the project are: $15 billion

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Abraj Al Bait Complex

Description of Abraj Al Bait Makkah

Announcement of the Abraj Al Bait Endowment, Makkah

Abraj Al Bait Complex, Makkah

The Abraj Al Bait Makkah complex was built on the ruins of an ancient fortress known as Ajyad Castle, attributed to Sharif Surur bin Musaed. King Fahd ordered the establishment of the foundation of the Two Holy Mosques, which was completed after his death, by the Crown Prince, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. Work on the project began with the removal of the historic castle and then the removal of the mountain located at the top of the castle. The project lasted nearly nine years. The main gate of the towers is located opposite the King Abdul Aziz Gate and about 500 meters from the Kaaba.

Description of Abraj Al Bait Makkah

Abraj Al Bait is a complex of seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers become important due to their unique location, as they are only a few kilometers away from and rise above the Grand Mosque. It's hard to ignore the towers of the house when you're around, as they seem to touch the sky and can be seen from afar.

The tallest tower in the complex, the Makkah Royal Clock Tower, is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia and the fifth tallest independent building in the world. Makkah Tower also has the largest clock face in the world. When you sit in the sanctuary, you can always look up and see the clock in front of them. Many of these pilgrims choose to stay at the Makkah Al Mukarramah Tower, which offers a wonderful view of the Grand Mosque and the Kaaba.

The complex is located across the plaza, south from the main entrance (King Abdul Aziz Gate) to the Grand Mosque, which houses the Kaaba. To accommodate worshipers visiting the Kaaba, Abraj Al Bait has two large prayer rooms (one for men and one for women) capable of accommodating more than 10,000 people. The tallest tower in the complex also contains a five-star hotel operated by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts to help provide housing for the millions of pilgrims who travel to Mecca annually to participate in the Hajj.

In addition, Abraj Al Bait contains a five-storey mall (Abraaj Al Bait Mall) and a parking garage that can accommodate more than a thousand cars.

The building height was planned to be 734 m (2,408 ft) in 2006. In 2009, it was published that the final height would be 601 m (1,972 ft). The complex was built by the Saudi Binladin Group, the largest construction company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The tallest building in the complex (from 450 m (1,480 ft) to tip) was designed by German architect Mahmoud Bodo Rach and his company The facade was built by Premiere Composite Technologies, the clock by the German clock tower company PERROT GmbH & Co. KG Turmuhren und Läuteanlagen. According to the Saudi Ministry of Endowments, it is used to see the moon at the beginning of the Islamic months, and to operate an atomic clock that controls the clocks of the zodiac.

Announcement of the Abraj Al Bait Endowment, Makkah

The Crown Prince of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, announced that this tower complex in the House of Makkah will be a station for the Two Holy Mosques to benefit from their profits for the Two Holy Mosques. It was later called the endowment of King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman bin Faisal Al Saud.

Abraj Al Bait Complex, Makkah

It consists of six residential towers. The residential towers design is flexible by providing studios, apartments, small and large apartments throughout the floor space for the VIPs. Additionally, the upper floors of each tower are allocated to the actual floors and the residential towers, which are the lowest.

 Al-Safa: the front tower, and the number of floors in it is 28 frequent floors, consisting of 950 housing units, and the number of elevators in the tower is 27.

Al-Marwa: the front tower. The number of floors is 29 frequent floors, consisting of 1200 housing units. The number of elevators in the tower is 27.

Hajar: The rear tower has 37 floors, consisting of 1,700 housing units. The number of elevators in the tower is 36.

Zamzam is the back tower. The number of floors is 35 frequent floors, consisting of 1750 housing units. The number of elevators has 41 elevators.

Al-Maqam Tower: Al-Janabi Tower. The number of floors is 48 frequent floors, consisting of 1750 housing units. The number of elevators has 40 elevators. And the tower is provided with helicopter runway

Swiiss: The side tower. The number of floors is 45 recurring roles, consisting of 1690 housing units. The number of elevators has 38 elevators. And the tower is provided with helicopter runway

clock-royal: The largest of the project's towers, which is the rear tower, and the number of floors is 60 recurring roles, of which 26, and the floors of a hotel, the floors of royal suites, and the rest are apartments and luxury housing units. The tower consists of 1930 housing units, and the number of elevators in the tower is 50. The highest floor in the hotel tower, the tallest tower in the project, was allocated to establish the center of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for the study and follow-up of the moon houses and astronomy, because the date in force in Saudi Arabia is the Hijri date, which requires knowing the entry of the Hijri months, and knowing the entry of the Hijri months. Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, and the sacred months. Abraj Al Bait Complex Makkah

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