Floor area: 1.5 km², 96 floors and a 601 metre high clock tower as the crowning touch. The hotel and luxury residential complex Abraj al-Bait, also known as “Royal Clock Tower Hotel”, is being constructed right in the centre of the city.
Mecca is not just Islam’s holiest city, but at present also one of the largest building sites in the world. Double girder overhead travelling craneįormidable time pressure, tight schedule: in collaboration with project partner Prime Source, STAHL CraneSystems Dubai supplied 23 wire rope hoists to Mecca for the largest clock tower in the world.Single girder overhead travelling crane.Explosion-proof wire rope hoists | winches.Since all restaurants in Makkah are Muslim-friendly and serve only Halal cuisine, visitors can choose to dine at any of the food outlets in the mall food court or in the numerous restaurants located nearby. Muslim visitors will find numerous restaurants and fast food outlets in the mall food court. The prayer room in the complex can accommodate up to 10000 people at one time. The complex also offers ablution facilities for the convenience of visitors and staff. They can also visit the Masjid Al Haram which is situated nearby, for prayers. The Abraj Al Bait Complex houses a large prayer room as mentioned above therefore visitors can offer their prayers here if necessary.
Recommended Visit DurationĪdults, senior visitors, young adults, families, children Opening hours of the stores in the mall and the food outlets in the food court tend to vary. Visitors can take elevators to the observation balcony below the clock faces. The complex also houses an observation deck at the base of the clock. The mall houses over 4000 stores which feature a range of international brands, and its food court has many food outlets serving an array of cuisine such as Italian, Indian, fast food and more.
Situated next to the Masjid Al Haram, the Abraj Al Bait Shopping Mall is visited by almost every pilgrim when in Makkah as it is a fantastic place to get some shopping done and to get a bite to eat. Currently the fourth tallest structure in the world, Abraj Al Bait is also the record holder for the tallest clock tower and the world’s largest clock face. The Abraj Al Bait Towers, also known as the Makkah Royal Hotel Clock Tower, is a popular building complex in Makkah that is visited by many and is home to a five star hotel, a 5-storey shopping mall, an Islamic Museum, the Lunar Observation Center and a large prayer room.
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