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Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel
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Facts
Official Name
Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel
Complex Name
Abraj Al-Bait Endowment
Former / Other Name
King Abdul Aziz Endowment Tower
Type
building
Status
Completed
Country
Saudi Arabia
City
Mecca
Street Address
/ Map
Makkah Haram
Building Function
other / hotel / multiple
Structural Material
steel / concrete
Proposed
2002
Start of Construction
2004
Completion
2012
Global Ranking
#2 tallest in the
World
Regional Ranking
#2 tallest in
Middle East
National Ranking
#1 tallest in
Saudi Arabia
City Ranking
#1 tallest in
Mecca
Figures
Height: Architectural
601.0 meter / 1972 feet
Height: Occupied
558.7 meter / 1833 feet
Height: To Tip
601.0 meter / 1972 feet
Height: Observatory
558.7 meter / 1833 feet
Floors Above Ground
120
Floors Below Ground
3
# of Elevators
96
Top Elevator Speed
6 m/s
Tower GFA
310,638 m² / 3,343,680 ft²
Development GFA
1,575,815 m² / 16,961,931 ft²
# of Hotel Rooms
858
Companies Involved
Owner
Saudi Bin Laden Group
Developer
Saudi Bin Laden Group
Design Architect
Dar al-Handasah Shair & Partners
Structural Engineer
Dar al-Handasah Shair & Partners
MEP Engineer
Dar al-Handasah Shair & Partners
Project Manager
Dar al-Handasah Shair & Partners
Main Contractor
Saudi Bin Laden Group
Other Consultants
KONE;
(elevator supplier)
Dow Corning Corporation
Other CTBUH Links
Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall
CTBUH Report,
2011
Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall
CTBUH Poster,
2011
News Articles
Mecca clock tower features Gurit composites
ReinforcedPlastics.com, 2012-01
Makkah clock tower to beam from beginning of Ramadan
ArabNews.com, 2011-07
PCT constructs 23m Hilal for Makkah Clock Tower
ConstructionWeekOnline.Com, 2011-04
Giant Makkah Clock to Be Ready in November 2010
Emirates 24|7, 2010-10
World's Biggest Clock Begins Ticking in Mecca
Reuters, 2010-08
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