• The Mecca Royal Clock Tower is a huge architectural sight that soars in the skies of Mecca. Here are some facts about the Royal Clock Tower, so you do not miss visiting this place during Umrah or Hajj.
  • Standing right next to Islam’s holiest site, the awe-inspiring 76-storey hotel rises like a beacon from the mountainous Holy city. Towering over Makkah, the Royal Clock Tower is full of superlatives and is a must place to visit.
  • The Royal clock tower building is the 3rd tallest building in the world. It is also the world’s fourth tallest freestanding structure.
  • The cost of the entire project is believed to stand at around a whopping $15 billion. The project also includes 6 other buildings which house an array of luxury hotels and apartments, perched above a multi-storey slab of shopping malls.
  • The Makkah clock tower is the tallest clock tower in the world.The time from which can apparently be read over 17 kilometers away.
  • The soaring tower is also the largest building by floor area on the planet. For a building of gargantuan proportions it was constructed in record time. In just 6 years from start to finish.
  • The clock face of this towering giant is 35 times larger than the legendary Big Ben.