The Makka Clock Royal Tower is the second tallest building in the world and the biggest clock tower, standing at 577 meters high it is 59 meters taller than the Taipei Tower in Taiwan but still shorter than the Burj Dubai (or Burj Khalifa) which stands at a huge 828 meters.
The Mecca Clock tower is part of the Abaj Al-Bait (or Al-Bayt) project just 50M in front of the Grand Mosque in Makkah (Mecca), the site that all Muslims must face to pray 5 times per day, their holiest of shrines. The clock tower itself will be used for the call to prayer within the city of Makkah or Mecca.
The Clock will be lit and visible from around 17 kilometers away at night and up to 12 km during the day, the Clock will be six times the size of Big Ben.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ja54NO-knM&feature=player_embedded#!
The Mecca Clock tower is part of the Abaj Al-Bait (or Al-Bayt) project just 50M in front of the Grand Mosque in Makkah (Mecca), the site that all Muslims must face to pray 5 times per day, their holiest of shrines. The clock tower itself will be used for the call to prayer within the city of Makkah or Mecca.
The Clock will be lit and visible from around 17 kilometers away at night and up to 12 km during the day, the Clock will be six times the size of Big Ben.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ja54NO-knM&feature=player_embedded#!