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The world's biggest clock tower that cost £11bn and makes Big Ben look tiny
The structure is enormous and features a five-star hotel, shopping mall and car park capable of holding over a thousand cars.
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The incredible clock that's 35 times bigger than Big Ben and cost a whopping £12.6bn
The central hotel tower, which is the Makkah Clock Royal Tower, is the fourth-tallest building and sixth-tallest freestanding structure in the world. Constructed at an estimated cost of £12.6bn ...
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Malaysian wants to make his mark
SHAH ALAM: A Malaysian who made his name designing Mecca’s iconic Abraj Al-Bait clock tower aims to leave another legacy by training the nation’s next generation of engineers. Wan Nazri Wan ...
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Mecca’s mega push in religious tourism
Facing the mosque’s main entrance is the centrepiece, the monumental Makkah Royal Clock Tower, the fourth tallest building in the world. Makkah is an alternative spelling of the city’s name.