ABRAJ AL BAIT TOWER

INTRODUCTION:A. Other Name: Mecca Royal Hotel Clock TowerB. Mega Tall StructuralC. Location: Makkah,KSAD. Civil Structural Company: Dar Al- Handasah GroupE. Main contractor: Saudi Bin Ladin GroupF. 5-Story: Shopping Mall G. Parking: 1000 vehiclesH. Height: 1,972 feetI. Accommodate: 100,000 peopleJ. Clock Faces: 43 m × 43 mK. Islamic MuseumL. Lunar Observation Center

FEATURES:A. Four-Faced Clock, visible From 25 kmB. Floor required: 120C. Clock--above ground: 1,300 ft.D. Illuminated: 2 million LED lightsE. Golden domes F. 21,000 white and green colors lightsG. New Year: 16 bands of vertical lights from 10 km

up into the sky. H. 98 million pieces of glass mosaics.I. Minute hand: 72 ft. longerJ. Hour hand: 56 ft. longer

Crescent and Spire:A. Spire: 93 mB. High golden crescent: 23 mC. Lunar gallery, Control towerD. Premier Composite TechnologyE. Crescent: fiber glass-backed mosaic gold, weighs

up to 35 tonesF. Muslim Eids and new Hijri yearsG. 16-beam light illuminate

Construction fire incidents:A. 1st Fire struck the Hajar Tower on 28 October 2008B. 400 firefighters--10 hours-- nine floors.C. No injuriesD. 2nd fire struck Safa tower on 1 May 2009

Comparison of some notable four-face clocks at the same scale:Top-left: Metropolitan life insurance company towerBottom-left: Allen-bradley clock tower Middle: Abraj al bait towerTop-right: Palace of Westminster clock towerBottom-right: Kremlin clock

Interior Of Al Abraj Tower:

A. Fairmont HotelB. Hotel Story: 76C. King Abdul Aziz Endowment

Project

Spa and FitnessAccommodation

A. Fairmont Hotel SpaB. Male and Female health clubsC. Open from 10 am till 10 pm daily,

seven days per weekD. 1542 Guest rooms and suitesE. Elevators: 76F. Royal Floor

Events:A. Full service diningB. 8 state of art meeting roomsC. 3,200 sq. meters of flexible event

space over 2 floors

This is first tallest building in the Muslim central state of revolution of skyscape.It is not good for

Muslim central state to build in front of masjid of Al Haram of Makkah. There are many other

controversies on the building of this tower. Like In Islam do not build your houses and other else

taller than minaret of majid. But it is benefical for Saudi Arabia economic structure from hajji

comes from other Islamic countries for ummarah and hajji to provide them accommodation and

dining facilities.