Abraj Al-Bait, luxury accommodation for pilgrimsĪccording to Islamic tradition, Muslims must pilgrim to Mecca in Saudi Arabia at least once in their lifetime during Dhu al-Hijja, the last month of the Muslim calendar. Designed to accommodate the millions of pilgrims that visit the holiest site in Islam, Abraj Al-Bait combines tradition with modern construction techniques in a unique architectural complex. A truly masterpiece of architecture for those who are there just as tourists, and not for Hajj pilgrimage.In Mecca, 300 meters from the Great Mosque, the most important Muslim pilgrimage temple in the world, stands Abraj Al-Bait, a complex made up of seven towers each comprising a hotel.
There is an option for visitors to go to the base of the spire of the tower, since there is a spherical observation center, nonetheless the spire ends with a shining mosaic gold crescent.Ī number of cultural amenities are present in the upper levels of the tower, including a center for lunar observation and a cosmology museum. There are sayings above each clock written in Arabic which translate to: “God is the Greatest” on the north and south sides, while the Koran adorns the east and west sides. At night, the clock faces are illuminated by one million LED lights that transform the tower into a green and white beacon. These clocks hold the record for both the largest and highest in the world.
True to its name, four colossal clock faces are mounted near the top of the tower. The clock tower stands in the center of the high-rise complex, where six smaller high-rises surround it at heights varying and accommodate both residential and hotel uses. It is the world’s largest mosque ever built and it is the Islam’s most sacred site. It is conveniently located adjacent to the Grand Mosque, which can accommodate up to two million worshipers over the course of the event. The central hotel building has the world’s largest clock face and is the third tallest building and fourth tallest freestanding structure in the world. These towers are a part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that strives to modernize the city in catering to its pilgrims. Abraj Al Bait, which is also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel, is a mega tall building complex owned by the government, located in the heart of the holiest Islamic city, Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
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