The Makkah Royal Clock Tower is the central hotel tower of The Clock Towers, a government owned hotel complex of seven skyscrapers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, built as part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project to modernize the city for its pilgrims. It is the fourth tallest building and sixth tallest freestanding structure in the world, and Guinness World Records lists it as the tallest clock tower in the world, with the largest clock faces anywhere. The complex of seven towers as a whole is the second most expensive building ever constructed, and the top four floors of the clock tower house the Clock Tower Museum.
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'Towers of the House') is a government-owned hotel complex with seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers are part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that aims to modernize the city in catering to its pilgrims.
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The Clock Towers (Arabic: أبراج الساعة, romanized: ʾAbrāj as-Sāʿaẗ, lit. 'Towers of the Clock', formerly known as Abraj al-Bait Arabic: أبراج البيت, romanized: ʾAbrāj al-Bayt, lit. 'Towers of the House') is a government-owned hotel complex with seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers are part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that aims to modernize the city in catering t
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The Clock Towers (Arabic: أبراج الساعة, romanized: ʾAbrāj as-Sāʿaẗ, lit. 'Towers of the Clock', formerly known as Abraj al-Bait Arabic: أبراج البيت, romanized: ʾAbrāj al-Bayt, lit. 'Towers of the House') is a government-owned hotel complex with seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers are part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that aims to modernize the city in catering t
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Wikidata item Q189476, property P1619: 2011
Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 601.0
Wikidata item Q189476, property P2048 (height): 601.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Wikidata item Q189476, property P131/P17 (location): Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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