Mecca will now have an additional attraction of interest is a giant clock which currently holds the record as the world's largest clock. Although it could lead to different responses in different parts of the world, can not be denied this time there is bound to be one of the attractions to be seen and visited when visiting Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Whereas in the past people came to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj or Umrah as well as tours to the holy places of Islam, then the presence of this clock magnet power to attract a lot of people will increase.
Clock which sits atop the highest skyscraper in the second after the Burj Dubai Khalifa has a height of 600 meters with a diameter circle at 40 meters. They beat the clock diameter Cevahir Mall in Istanbul is just 36 meters.
Large four-faced clock tower was also defeated a similar clock which is currently held at London's Big Ben tower. In the future, this clock will also be one of the icons of Saudi Arabia because it can be seen from a considerable distance of more than 25 kilometers.
The project which cost U.S. $ 800 million was designed by German engineers and Swiss. So far only one of four clock faces that have been completed and closed with a 98 million pieces of mosaic glass. Each face will be written by 'the greatest God' in Arabic and is equipped with thousands of colored lights.
Gold crescent moon is very large with a diameter of 23 meters will also be fitted onto top of the tower. Addition of a clock tower in the complex of Great Mosque of Mecca which Muslims face around the world is part of Saudi Arabia's efforts to develop a city that is visited by millions of pilgrims each year.
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