Abraj Tower Makkah | Clock Tower Makkah | what inside in clock tower?

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  • Abraj Tower Makkah | Clock Tower Makkah | what inside in clock tower?
    The Makkah Royal Clock Tower complex, also known as the Abraj Al-Bait Towers, located near Masjid al Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is a mixed residential and hotel complex.
    Construction on the complex was started in 2004 and finished in 2012.
    The tallest tower adorned with the Makkah Royal Clock stands at a height of 601m, which makes it one of the ten tallest skyscrapers in the world.
    It was developed as part of the King Abdul aziz Endowment Project, which aimed to modernize the city to offer world-class accommodation for the increasing number of visitors and residents of the Holy City of Makkah.
    The Makkah Royal Clock Tower site is spread over 23ha south of the Masjid al Haram and the complex has a built-up area of 2.8 million square metres (21.5 million square feet). The historic Ottoman-era Ajyad Fortress was demolished to accommodate the tower.
    The seven towers of the building rest on a 15-storey, 115m-high podium, which houses a grand retail area. The tallest tower housing the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel is located in the middle of the building structure.
    The other six towers, including Hajar, ZamZam, Maqam, Qibla and Marwah, are situated to the sides of the clock tower.
    The heights of the accompanying towers vary between 200m and 300m, while the number of floors ranges between 42 and 48.
    The Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel is a 120-storey structure and is both the tallest hotel and the tallest clock tower in the world. The clock tower weighs 36,000t and is 251m-tall from the base of the clock to the top of the crescent structure.
    The 43m×43m clock is the world’s largest clock face.
    The clock faces are adorned with intricate Arabic calligraphy visible from a great distance and are illuminated by roughly two million LED lights for clear visibility both during the day and at night.
    The tower features a 71m-tall spire above the clock, raising the building height to 601m above ground.
    In addition, a 23m-high crescent made of fibreglass-backed mosaic gold is mounted at the top of the tower.
    The top 200m of the clock tower is clad with fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite panels.
    The Makkah Clock Tower complex houses residential towers for permanent residents, a five-star hotel operated by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts for accommodating the Hajj pilgrims, and the Abraj Al Bait shopping mall.
    The building offers parking space for more than 1,000 vehicles.
    Other facilities at the tower complex include an Islamic Museum, a Lunar Observation Centre and a large prayer room with a capacity for more than 10,000 people.
    The residents of the tower complex usually perform formal prayers five times a day.
    The building complex’s efficient people flow solution allows up to 75,000 residents from all seven towers to exit the building via podiums during each prayer time in an organised manner.
    The podium has 79 elevators and 111 extra heavy-duty Transvario escalators. The clock tower features 94 elevators and 16 extra heavy-duty Transvario escalators.
    The adjacent towers have 12 elevators including two helipad elevators and six extra heavy-duty Transvario escalators.
    The Clock Towers Shopping Center is situated within the first seven floors of the tower and offers 190,000ft² (17,651m²) of retail space. It has more than 600 retail outlets, a food court, a money exchange office, coffee shops and numerous restaurants.
    The retail centre serves as a meeting point for people and welcomes more than 20 million visitors every year.

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