Whatever happened to the buildings planned behind this? Are they being built?For now there is nothing behind ...as you can see on this satellite photo on 2 november 2011

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They are preparing for this:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1232279

and one of the ugliest ...I can't believe this hideous complex is being build In Mecca El Moukarama what a shame !!!!

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It's weird... It looks massive among the rest of the city's buildings... and also, this complex reminds me a Las Vegas hotel somehow...

Maybe this could change in the future if planned developments mentioned above are carried out...

:cheers:

Is Mecca looking like Manhattan?


video report 2:41 min : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15801336

21 November 2011

It is Islam's most holy site and millions make a pilgrimage to the Grand Mosque at Mecca every year.

But Mecca is also now being compared to Manhattan with the pace of high-rise buildings that are dotting the skyline.

Luxury hotels are being built by the local authority to provide accommodation for the rich visitors that come to the city.

But some Saudi archaeologists are angry than historical sites and buildings are being destroyed to make way for them.

Ahmed Maher, from BBC Arabic Television, reports from the city.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15801336

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Mecca is nothing like Manhattan. Bullcrap press, hallelujah.

if they compared Dubai with Manhattan, that would be fine, but Makkah? get out of town!
how does just one skyscraper make it any thing similar to Manhattan? the Clock tower does have some resemblance to the Empire State Building. but that's it!

also mecca built it as a hotel, most buildings in new york are office towers. there is only one thing that compares the building to new york office skyscrapers. there wasn't much space so higher was the way to go :D

Than you could compare everything too Manhattan.

Than you could compare everything too Manhattan.

looks down *smirk* :cheers:

mecca is the center of the earth and the city with most gravitional force....

why should compare mecca and ny?

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mecca is the center of the earth and the city with most gravitional force....

why should compare mecca and ny?

Every significant urban center calls itself the center of the earth :nuts:

The earth has 1,000 centers by now

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I dont like this kind of building but good try!

[CENTER]Is Mecca looking like Manhattan?

But Mecca is also now being compared to Manhattan with the pace of high-rise buildings that are dotting the skyline.

Luxury hotels are being built by the local authority to provide accommodation for the rich visitors that come to the city.

:hilarious
:rofl:
:hahaha:
Name TWO "high-rise" buildings in Makkah :D

How's the inside interior?

How's the inside interior?

But what about the outside exterior?

I woluld like to know, how expensive is this huge building?

When is this building scheduled to open? There's not much of 2011 left.

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When is this building scheduled to open? There's not much of 2011 left.

In mid-2012, i. e. in june or july Insha Allah

The last sunset of the year 1432 in Mecca

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:hilarious
:rofl:
:hahaha:
Name TWO "high-rise" buildings in Makkah :D

Mecca Hilton and Darul Tawhid InterContinental :tongue2: :D

I like the greenish color of the tinted glass.

Ah. I really don't like this building, so ugly. Also it is designed with with religion in mind, it's kind of like building the pyramids but in 2011 a complete waste of time.

Time to stop being irrational and stop believing in stupid superstitions. It is scary to think that in the Middle East and the USA monuments to superstition are still being built.

^ I totally agree to this, but I don't want to see another discussion about religion happening here. So please: Don't discuss such issues here, thanks. You can do so in any skybar you like.

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Ah. I really don't like this building, so ugly. Also it is designed with with religion in mind, it's kind of like building the pyramids but in 2011 a complete waste of time.

Time to stop being irrational and stop believing in stupid superstitions. It is scary to think that in the Middle East and the USA monuments to superstition are still being built.

Buildings dedicated to "superstition" have been the most beautiful and magnificent historically (with the obvious exception of this one lol). So kudos to whoever is building more of them :cheers:

Looks like A Las Vegas casino.

^^ I'm pretty sure Las Vegas wasn't there when Mecca had centuries of being founded. Yes some casinos of Las Vegas look arabian.

In fact, the buildings in Las Vegas have the look of being from many places all over the world. And comparing this genuine construction achievement with an imitation from Las Vegas is insulting.

My eyes!

^^ I'm pretty sure Las Vegas wasn't there when Mecca had centuries of being founded. Yes some casinos of Las Vegas look arabian.

In fact, the buildings in Las Vegas have the look of being from many places all over the world. And comparing this genuine construction achievement with an imitation from Las Vegas is insulting.

Let it go man. Leave it to the mod.

^^ I'm pretty sure Las Vegas wasn't there when Mecca had centuries of being founded. Yes some casinos of Las Vegas look arabian.

In fact, the buildings in Las Vegas have the look of being from many places all over the world. And comparing this genuine construction achievement with an imitation from Las Vegas is insulting.

I think Eddie is referring to some of the more recent Las Vegas architecture. In particular, there is a pseudo-New York facade (building?) that has a similar effect (but on a much smaller scale) as the Mecca building.

I'm not a Muslim, but I think the very presence of this staggeringly huge building is insulting to Islams holiest place. Fair enough, they need a massive amount of accommodation, but why not build it a bit further away? Even a kilometre out would give the Grand Mosque a bit of the breathing space it deserves. Could you imagine the outcry if they built a hotel complex this big just across the road from St Peters in Rome? I'm curious as to whether there was much opposition to this, or whether it simply HAD to go up there where it is due to necessity?

I'm not a Muslim, but I think the very presence of this staggeringly huge building is insulting to Islams holiest place. Fair enough, they need a massive amount of accommodation, but why not build it a bit further away? Even a kilometre out would give the Grand Mosque a bit of the breathing space it deserves. Could you imagine the outcry if they built a hotel complex this big just across the road from St Peters in Rome? I'm curious as to whether there was much opposition to this, or whether it simply HAD to go up there where it is due to necessity?

the majority of Muslims have given up on Mecca a long time ago. This isn't the first time the city's heritage has been disrespected.

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nice and different shot! :okay:
Shows that the helipad has also started on Maqam Tower

I'm not a Muslim, but I think the very presence of this staggeringly huge building is insulting to Islams holiest place. Fair enough, they need a massive amount of accommodation, but why not build it a bit further away? Even a kilometre out would give the Grand Mosque a bit of the breathing space it deserves. Could you imagine the outcry if they built a hotel complex this big just across the road from St Peters in Rome? I'm curious as to whether there was much opposition to this, or whether it simply HAD to go up there where it is due to necessity?

Put wheels under the building and push it away.;)

^^
:okay:
:lol:

Put wheels under the building and push it away.;)

Haha, sounds doable :lol:
For the record, I like the style of architecture, and the 'smaller' towers look great. The clock tower is a bit garish for my liking, but to each their own I guess.

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Nice shape of this tower

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It is not ugly for me. It is one of the biggest towers.

So big = beautiful? :|

They ruined our holy place, dont get me wrong I understand Mecca needs a lot of good hotels but something like this exactly infront of the mosque? Common.... Would you see something like this next to the vatican? There should be a huge park or something like that instead of this skyscraper. It looks like Vegas came to Mecca.. With all the money from the Muslim people in the world available, Mecca has so much potential but with narrow minded people this is the result.

"with all the money from the muslim world"
:no:

Am I wrong then? With that I ment that there are more then enough potential investors to turn Mecca in to a wonderfull place with very good infrastructure for the millions of pilgrims each year including me in the future.. but instead of dowing that, they are building a tower of 600 meters next to our mosque.. like thats what we need at the moment..
There should be a height limit next to the mosque like in other historical city centers all over the world. But all of this is just my opinion.

Since when is it YOUR mosque??
Regarding everything else, apparantly you don't know any future plans for this region. End of discussion :yawn:

It is not ugly for me. It is one of the biggest towers.

that's what she said :cheers:

Building Towers Hotel in Mecca,
more than the demand for «Cranes»

بناء الأبراج الفندقية في مكة يزيد الطلب على «الرافعات»

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مكة المكرمة - هاني اللحياني

من أي الاتجاهات دخلت ومن أي أنفاق المركزية مررت تستوقفك مناظر تواجد الرافعات العملاقة المعروفة ب " الكرين" في مشهد مثير يؤكد كبار المستثمرين في مكة المكرمة أنها صورة غير مسبوقة ولم تعهده أم القرى من قبل .

في الدائرة ذاتها عزا مراقبون في مجال المعدات الثقيلة أن ارتفاع وتيرة الاستثمار الفندقي بمكة المكرمة عطفاً على عائداته الكبيرة وتنفيذ مشاريع عملاقة تتمثل في مشاريع المنطقة المركزية حيث مشروع توسعة الساحات الشمالية وأبراج مشروع جبل عمر وفنادق أخرى ضخمة في المناطق التجارية بمكة أججت نار الطلب على الرافعات في سوق يشهد تنامياً واضحاً في الطلب .

وطبقاً لتقديرات لمصادر متخصصة في السوق كشفت أن المشاريع الحكومية والخاصة الكبرى في مكة المكرمة جذبت أكثر من 250 رافعة فيما تقدر استثماراتها بأكثر من 350 مليون ريال .

وأشار سامر فيومي مندوب تسويق إلى أن مكة المكرمة تأتي ضمن أكثر المدن طلباً للرافعات فيما تتنافس 4 شركات على التسويق والصيانة، وأشارت مصادر أن زيادة حجم الإنفاق على مشروعات البنية التحتية في مكة المكرمة عبر تنفيذ مشاريع المشاعر المقدسة مثل جسر الجمرات وقطار المشاعر والأبراج السكنية في منى إضافة إلى المشاريع الحكومية في مكة المكرمة وفر بيئة خصبة للمشروعات الاستثمارية، وعليه زاد حجم الاستثمارات في سوق الرافعات العملاقة.

ويتراوح سعر الرافعة ما بين 2إلى 2,400 مليون ريال بينما تحدد أسعار الرافعات المواصفات والمميزات المتقدمة وبلد التصنيع ويتراوح معدل الإيجار الشهري ما بين 20 إلى 28 ألف ريال شهريا.

وربطت مصادر تنامي الإنفاق الحكومي بارتفاع عائدات السوق وأنه الدافع الأساسي لإشعال جذوة السوق وأبانت أن مؤشرات السوق من خلال تنامي حركة بناء الأبراج الفندقية في العزيزية والمنطقة المركزية ومناطق إسكان الحجاج والمعتمرين من شانه رفع الطلب على الرافعات الشاهقة وكذلك تزايد الطلب على السوق الموازي لها وهو سوق الصيانة والتشغيل.

من جانبه رأى فيصل بن دبيس مسؤول احدى شركات المقاولات أن السوق مرشح لارتفاع الطلب عليه وفقاً لمؤشرات البناء التي تشهدها العاصمة المقدسة واتجاه أمانة العاصمة إلى إصدار أعداد كبيرة من تصاريح بناء الفنادق في مناطق إسكان الحجاج والشوارع التجارية مما سيحول المملكة إلى واحدة من أشهر الدول المستوردة للرافعات.

http://www.alriyadh.com/2011/11/29/article687096.html

Google translation:

Building Towers Hotel in Mecca, more than the demand for «Cranes»

Mecca - Hani Alalehyana

From any directions and entered the central tunnels passed any views Tstoagafk Activity giant cranes known as the "crane" in a scene dramatically confirms the major investors in Mecca as an image is not unprecedented pledge or villages before.

In the circuit itself attributed by observers in the field of heavy equipment that the high pace of hotel investment in Makkah Pursuant to the revenues of large and implementation of major projects are in the draft central region where the expansion of squares North and Towers Jabal Omar project, hotels, other large commercial areas in Makkah fueled the fire of the demand for cranes in the market was growing clear in the request.

According to the estimates of the specialized market sources revealed that the government and private projects in the Greater Mecca attracted more than 250 crane with estimated investments of more than 350 million riyals.

The Samer Fiume representative marketing to Mecca comes within the more urban demand for cranes in competing 4 companies on marketing and maintenance, sources noted that the increased spending on infrastructure projects in Mecca through the implementation of projects, the holy sites, such as bridge and the train of feelings and residential towers in Mina In addition to government projects in Mecca provided a fertile environment for investment projects, and it increased the volume of investments in the market for giant cranes.

The price of the crane between 2 to 2,400 million riyals, while the rates are set cranes specifications and features advanced and the country of manufacture, monthly rental rate ranges between 20 to 28 thousand riyals per month.

The sources linked the growth of government spending higher market returns and that the primary motivation to ignite the flame of the market and showed that the indicators of the market through the growing movement to build towers hotel in Azizia and the central region and areas of housing pilgrims and Umrah performers would raise the demand for cranes, high-rise and the increasing demand for the parallel market with a market maintenance and operation.

For his part, saw Faisal bin Dubies official one of the contracting companies that the market is a candidate for the high demand for it, according to indicators of construction taking place in the Holy City and the direction of the Secretariat of the capital to release large numbers of permits, building hotels in the areas of housing pilgrims and commercial streets, which will turn the Kingdom into one of the most importing countries for cranes .

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I'm not a Muslim, but I think the very presence of this staggeringly huge building is insulting to Islams holiest place. Fair enough, they need a massive amount of accommodation, but why not build it a bit further away? Even a kilometre out would give the Grand Mosque a bit of the breathing space it deserves. Could you imagine the outcry if they built a hotel complex this big just across the road from St Peters in Rome? I'm curious as to whether there was much opposition to this, or whether it simply HAD to go up there where it is due to necessity?

I've been waiting patiently for someone to say this - I hoped I wasn't alone. I mean I realise it must be added convenience, but isn't there something about the sanctity of holy sites that means you can't do this?

And where are UNESCO and such like? Probably too busy complaining about London sticking a tower, half the size of this, about a mile away from St. Paul's... Time to get a grip, eh?

that's what she said :cheers:

:lol:

Since when is it YOUR mosque??
Regarding everything else, apparantly you don't know any future plans for this region. End of discussion :yawn:

This is quite lol worthy coming from you :lol:

This is quite lol worthy coming from you :lol:

agreed :lol:
obviously he meant (the mosque belonging to us Muslims)

isn't there something about the sanctity of holy sites that means you can't do this?

And where are UNESCO and such like? Probably too busy complaining about London sticking a tower, half the size of this, about a mile away from St. Paul's... Time to get a grip, eh?

sorry to break it on you, But in Islam we follow Quran and Sunnah, and there is nothing in them banning tall buildings around Kaaba, some Muslims feel this shouldn't be built near the Kaaba, but that's just their feelings, no religious base on that.

and Kaaba isn't a UNESCO world heritage site, or is it?

sorry to break it to you, But in Islam we follow Quran and Sunnah, and there is nothing in them banning tall buildings around Kaaba, some Muslims feel this shouldn't be built near the Kaaba, but that's just their feelings, no religious base on that.

I'd like to think of the "Bedouins rivaling in towers" Hadith (I know I rephrased it) to be a warning against building such monstrous supertalls next to the ultimate House of God. :wink2:

and Kaaba isn't a UNESCO world heritage site, or is it?

No. But it should be.

^^
I think that hadeeth was a prophecy as in the signs of Akhira, so it wouldn't be warning.

^^ Hence,

"I'd like to think of...as..."

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it seems like a horizontal land with this vertical ,tall & big building on it ..

its almost ready

I've been waiting patiently for someone to say this - I hoped I wasn't alone. I mean I realise it must be added convenience, but isn't there something about the sanctity of holy sites that means you can't do this?

And where are UNESCO and such like? Probably too busy complaining about London sticking a tower, half the size of this, about a mile away from St. Paul's... Time to get a grip, eh?

I don't think the Saudi government pays much atention to UNESCO.

no offense but i don't like this kind of religious building. little bit ugly to me
In seoul there is too many church neon-sign red-cross on the top of building. It is really terrible like cemetery.
symbolic architecture is terrible.
I don't like islam/judaism/christianity/marxism/buddaism/confucianism
I hope to live without gods and god and flying spaghetti and fairy tale

looks like a giant church, troyan horse? :troll:

I don't think the Saudi government pays much atention to UNESCO.

But I haven't heard anybody (UNESCO would be a prime choice) being outraged or kicking up ANY sort of fuss about this. I wonder if this wasn't in a Muslim country if they would do... Seems biased to me.

Uhm, why are you talking about UNESCO with regards to Mecca? There's no World Heritage Site anywhere near this place. The Kaaba might be holy ground but that doesn't mean it's a natural or architectural wonder.

Makkah from the Clock tower

26 November 2011

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Great view.:)

Eid Al Adha 1432 ''lighting''

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Thats what I'd talked about earlier. Its a lot more awesome when you see it with your own eyes.

WOW!! Amazing building!

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Very nice view on night time

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Curious change in Mecca, irrigating these dry mountains and growing some forests there could really make a nice improvement in this dusty city :).

Has the clock tower a name like London's "Big Ben"? I'm not a muslim, but can I start a suggestion sub-topic in this thread about that? I suggest: "Big Khadijah" (طويل القامة خديجة <- is that correct?), Khadijah was the #1 wife of Mohammed.

Curious change in Mecca, irrigating these dry mountains and growing some forests there could really make a nice improvement in this dusty city :).

Has the clock tower a name like London's "Big Ben"? I'm not a muslim, but can I start a suggestion sub-topic in this thread about that? I suggest: "Big Khadijah" (طويل القامة خديجة <- is that correct?), Khadijah was the #1 wife of Mohammed.No we don't accept that choice!

we call it simply ''Makkah Clock'' ...the best choice

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^^ That's an ugly concrete building in the foreground, another new hotel?

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Haram (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54988482@N08/6461941199/) par Makkah and Madinah (http://www.flickr.com/people/54988482@N08/), sur Flickr

What a huge building :O

But for me at least... is kind of weird, I mean its like a mix between the Big Ben in London with some hotel from Las Vegas, NV. In a huge scale...

Anyway, the important thing is that the people of La Mecca, likes this building (?) :).

Curious change in Mecca, irrigating these dry mountains and growing some forests there could really make a nice improvement in this dusty city :).

Has the clock tower a name like London's "Big Ben"? I'm not a muslim, but can I start a suggestion sub-topic in this thread about that? I suggest: "Big Khadijah" (طويل القامة خديجة <- is that correct?), Khadijah was the #1 wife of Mohammed.

Big Mo.

^^
It should be:
"None of your business clock"

The detailing is superb

NOT MINE
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I have to keep my opinion about this building, it has even become more ugly now that it is almost finished. At least I am not alowed to ever see it in person because I don't believe in a book written in a language that nobody understands.

^^
It should be:
"None of your business clock"

Yoummah ishfeek? :laugh:

I have to keep my opinion about this building, it has even become more ugly now that it is almost finished. At least I am not alowed to ever see it in person because I don't believe in a book written in a language that nobody understands.

wait what? :hahano:

Yoummah ishfeek? :laugh:

ولا شى، بس قلت خلينى أضحك معاكم

wait what? :hahano:

Just ignore...

When it would be opened?

More pics from my fb page:
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I believe people are looking at this Structure the wrong way.

Mecca is a ancient city with old faniscinating Islamic Tradition and Buildings. This Clock reflets it's importance and it's old tradition by looking old and out of place :/

I'll admit it isn't the nicest structure out there but i'll still take a pic of it with me next to it :)

it's just hard to understand how massive this building is. it has such a wide base AND is so tall. it's just amazing and the design is extremely underrated, this building is a beauty in my eyes, a symbol of what can be done and what is yet to come in modern architecture.

Even more pics from my fb page, its finally famous :banana:

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what is your fb page? the one regarding to this project.

^^ what else??

there is a funny story concerning that page and Makkawi's FB account, lol. "long procedure" :lol:

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^^ anybody knows if they'll eventually open that area to the public?

Prayer at Abraj al Bait Mall
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http://theshardulofallah.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/301020112062-640x480.jpg?w=614&h=350

^^ anybody knows if they'll eventually open that area to the public?

Its open, you can go there and no one will stop you (our escort told us on our trip). Good luck finding the lifts ;)

what is your fb page? the one regarding to this project.

https://www.facebook.com/Abraj.al.Bait.Official


^^ what else??

there is a funny story concerning that page and Makkawi's FB account, lol. "long procedure" :lol:

I have my privacy and security concerns :sly:

And some more:

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Even more pics from my fb page, its finally famous :banana:
^^ Congrats!

pics are old...August

see Ghazi Sarmad galleries: http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/9439064986/albums/olympus-e-pl1


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^^ Thanks :D

Governor of Makkah to Wash Kaaba on Saturday

Makkah, Muharram 13, 1433, Dec 8, 2011, SPA

On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Pirnce Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Makkah will commence washing the holy Kaaba on Saturday (10 Dec).

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^^
Will he wash it himself?

...with helpers!

Working on the Great Minaret

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^^
Now I know where those light beams on the spire come from.

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this is now a megatall
https://store.ctbuh.org/p-91-future-tallest-20-in-2020.aspx

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^

Nice!

bigger version:
http://www.ctbuh.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=M0GYftI6cgI%3d&tabid=2926&language=en-US

this is the first image where this building actually doesn't look as massive =D

Federation Tower 506m - where is?

Federation Tower 506m - where is?

same with india tower, no buildings on hold, although that doesnt quite fit to pentominium then :D

Its open, you can go there and no one will stop you (our escort told us on our trip). Good luck finding the lifts ;)

Yeah where can I find them? m))

Yeah where can I find them? m))

Well you enter the complex from the under pass, you'll see the hotel drive-by, and after that I don't remember :nuts:

To go up there...just you find the man at 0:37

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To go up there...just you find the man at 0:37

You cannot even visit a single tower completely with just one man, The guys working in the crescent doesn't know the guy working in the fairmont hotel, its that hard. Also If you have some care for your guide, you wouldn't be stupid enough as this guy to show his face and bring his name, they get terminated for this, and I didn't meet this guy in my trip.

same with india tower, no buildings on hold, although that doesnt quite fit to pentominium then :D

No. The real reason why the Federation Towers are not included is because the CTBUH considers the spire to be its own tower and not a building (http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/building.php?building_id=10644). Under this assumption, Moscow's tallest "building" would be the East Tower at 360 meters.

You cannot even visit a single tower completely with just one man, The guys working in the crescent doesn't know the guy working in the fairmont hotel, its that hard. Also If you have some care for your guide, you wouldn't be stupid enough as this guy to show his face and bring his name, they get terminated for this, and I didn't meet this guy in my trip.you don't know this guy...

^^But this great malaysian man can help anybody to go up there!

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Oh god, it's been a while since I checked on this one...most hideous, tasteless, overpowering building I think I've ever seen :/

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^^^^

Really Great Mall

I visited him in Ramadan

It was nice too

Oh god, it's been a while since I checked on this one...most hideous, tasteless, overpowering building I think I've ever seen :/

Agreed, and this is NOT an attack against Islam, I just think it is vile and tasteless. It is only big to show off.

Though I also think it is vile and quite racist how I am not allowed in this city.

The mall is great, but nothing compared to the red sea mall :drool:

Both malls suck.

Agreed, and this is NOT an attack against Islam, I just think it is vile and tasteless. It is only big to show off.


lol

It isn't, it is an attack on bad architecture. Smooth glass cladding that doesnt overbare the city would have been magnificant.

haha, I know it isn't and hence the lol. I just found it ridiculous that you needed to explain you weren't "attacking Islam" by merely voicing your opinion regarding the architecture of the building.

Oh right got ya! No problems mate. It's just that there are a few on here who equate any criticism of this project to a criticism of Islam.

.. which is a bit ironic seeing as this project is in itself offensive to the sanctity of Islam's holiest site. And Islam shouldn't be above criticism, anyways.

^^ and yada yada yada
:lol:

Lol Makkawi, I gave up on you a long time ago.

^^
:lol: who said I was debating? :lol:

I know you weren't. That was a general statement. lol

Not that the post was that far from your debating style :tongue2: :wink2:

^^
:hahano:

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Makkah Clock's ornament designed by Jay Bonner

http://bonner-design.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/3-Mecca-Clock-Tower.jpeg

Mecca Clock Tower (Abraj al-Bait), Mecca, Saudi Arabia

The Mecca Clock Tower is the tallest of the five high-rise towers in the Abraj al-Bait complex in Mecca, and at approximately 600 meters above ground, the second tallest building in the world. This clock tower has four faces – two that are square, and two that are rectangular – with a height of 43 meters.

Jay Bonner was contracted to design the ornament for the clock faces, and work closely with the design and engineering team responsible for this ambitious tower project. The ornamental design included floral designs in the corners of the square and rectangular faces, the dial, the floral designs on the hands, and the exterior ornament for the domical observatory that sits above one of the clock faces. The ornament throughout each face is glass mosaic tesserae with inset LED light fixtures for nocturnal illumination. The glass mosaics are set onto rigid carbon-fiber composite, and the floral design in each corner of the face is in high relief. The style of the floral ornament is in the pan-Islamic style first developed by Jay Bonner for the Sliding Domes at the Prophet’s Mosque in Median.

Contracted in 2007: scheduled for completion in 2011.

http://bonner-design.com/index.php/projects/mecca-clock-tower-mecca/


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Preliminary design for the clock face detail
(muqarnas minute indicators not designed by Jay Bonner)

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Detail of sample mosaic panel

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Sample mosaic panel

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Mosaic detail

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Mould for high relief carbon-fiber composite floral panels

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Detail of mould

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Floral design at the tip of the hour hand

About Jay Bonner

http://www.ecoversity.org/images/jay_bonner.jpg

Bonner Design Consultancy specializes in traditional and contemporary Islamic architectural ornament.

Jay Bonner is a recognized authority in this field. He received his MDes from the Royal College of Art in London (1983). Since graduation he has worked on many important projects in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States; including the expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque (al-Masjid al-Nabawi) in Medina, Saudi Arabia; the current expansion of the Grand Mosque in Mecca (Masjid al-Haram); the Abraj al-Bait Clock Tower in Mecca; the movable minbar for the Kaaba; the International Medical Center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; the Data Darbar in Lahore, Pakistan; the New Senate House in Rawalpindi, Pakistan; the Ismaili Centre in London; and the American Institute of Mathematics Research Conference Center in California.

http://bonner-design.com/index.php/about/

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I was in Jeddah today, and on my way back I saw the media banners under the front & right clock were working, I don't know about the left clock and I couldn't take pics. Just informing here.

Thanks to informing us that you didn't have your camera ...

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Mecca Clock Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmad-mortaja/6495526781/) par Ahmad S. M. (http://www.flickr.com/people/ahmad-mortaja/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6495516943_38f1ca8a96_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmad-mortaja/6495516943/)
Abraj Al-Bait Towers (AKA Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmad-mortaja/6495516943/) par Ahmad S. M. (http://www.flickr.com/people/ahmad-mortaja/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6495509019_424070261d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmad-mortaja/6495509019/)
Abraj Al-Bait Towers (AKA Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmad-mortaja/6495509019/) par Ahmad S. M. (http://www.flickr.com/people/ahmad-mortaja/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6495402473_73202ce399_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmad-mortaja/6495402473/)
Mina , The Mecca Metro (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmad-mortaja/6495402473/) par Ahmad S. M. (http://www.flickr.com/people/ahmad-mortaja/), sur Flickr

Thanks to informing us that you didn't have your camera ...

lol

Thanks to informing us that you didn't have your camera ...

What good is a camera when you are in a car with your family and you can't even see whats written on the banner? :dunno:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6495402473_73202ce399_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmad-mortaja/6495402473/)
Mina , The Mecca Metro (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmad-mortaja/6495402473/) par Ahmad S. M. (http://www.flickr.com/people/ahmad-mortaja/), sur Flickr
:okay:

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What good is a camera when you are in a car with your family and you can't even see whats written on the banner? :dunno:you zooooooom! :nuts:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6474076485_b8737a58f1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10378272@N08/6474076485/)
Mecca (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10378272@N08/6474076485/) par adel_bball (http://www.flickr.com/people/10378272@N08/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6473979379_3f9974a1e1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10378272@N08/6473979379/)
Mecca Clock Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10378272@N08/6473979379/) par adel_bball (http://www.flickr.com/people/10378272@N08/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6474106763_975042bd83_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10378272@N08/6474106763/)
View of the Ka'bah and bottom of Clock-tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10378272@N08/6474106763/) par adel_bball (http://www.flickr.com/people/10378272@N08/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6474019149_4b7b39e018_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10378272@N08/6474019149/)
Worshippers at Sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10378272@N08/6474019149/) par adel_bball (http://www.flickr.com/people/10378272@N08/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6474043177_c75768e5d7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10378272@N08/6474043177/)
Towers at night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10378272@N08/6474043177/) par adel_bball (http://www.flickr.com/people/10378272@N08/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6508132755_9f74a20b55_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystalheart/6508132755/)
IMG_0215-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystalheart/6508132755/) par Crystal-Heart(Muhammad Amir) (http://www.flickr.com/people/crystalheart/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6508133429_686385eb92_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystalheart/6508133429/)
IMG_0216-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystalheart/6508133429/) par Crystal-Heart(Muhammad Amir) (http://www.flickr.com/people/crystalheart/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6508133747_a965a0b9c5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystalheart/6508133747/)
IMG_0218-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystalheart/6508133747/) par Crystal-Heart(Muhammad Amir) (http://www.flickr.com/people/crystalheart/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6508134073_ebaea4c518_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystalheart/6508134073/)
IMG_0219-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystalheart/6508134073/) par Crystal-Heart(Muhammad Amir) (http://www.flickr.com/people/crystalheart/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6508096235_90c2948f2d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystalheart/6508096235/)
IMG_0035 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/crystalheart/6508096235/) par Crystal-Heart(Muhammad Amir) (http://www.flickr.com/people/crystalheart/), sur Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6517155619_d0037722cc_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67333291@N04/6517155619/

i have a mixed feeling about that clock tower thingy....it is tooooo close to Masjidil Haram. We come to Makkah to worship not to shop....I would rather shop at the stalls. Well if they really want to cater the people of Makkah to shop...put it somewhere else...:(

you zooooooom! :nuts:

Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrr!!!! :nuts:

i have a mixed feeling about that clock tower thingy....it is tooooo close to Masjidil Haram. We come to Makkah to worship not to shop....I would rather shop at the stalls. Well if they really want to cater the people of Makkah to shop...put it somewhere else...:(

it's a HOTEL :sly:, and hotels do have shopping malls. but a shopping mall is only secondary. it's ok to hate it being too close anyway.

'' The Making-of ''


Clock hands

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Palm trees

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Crescent

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Corners structure

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Wow, that really gives you a sense of the scale of the building!:nuts:

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:ancient:

^^
:dunno:

^^...

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^^
:lol:
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:okay:

I found a new site presenting the the Makkah clock, abraj al Bait, the Holy Mosque, Makkah Metro, ...many projects in Makkah with flash media, beautiful pics.

WOOOOOW! Very nice!

all in arabic, can't translate :(

anyway I'm preparing a post to present it ...not today tomorrow inshallah

^^
YOUR website?

^^
YOUR website?...no inshallah one day...lol

Bring it on.:)

i have a mixed feeling about that clock tower thingy....it is tooooo close to Masjidil Haram. We come to Makkah to worship not to shop....I would rather shop at the stalls. Well if they really want to cater the people of Makkah to shop...put it somewhere else...:(

agree

CTBUH-120floors?

Aug 2011
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^^
:drool:

Lunar Center - Glass montage

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Enjoy! :)
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The Two Holy Mosques Development Projects

alharamainprojects.com

مشاريع تطوير الحرمين الشريفين

Home: http://alharamainprojects.com/index.html
(arabic only)



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3- King Abdul Aziz Endowment of the Two Holy Mosques
وقف الملك عبدالعزيز للحرمين الشريفين

Go direct to the page:http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Waqaf/index.html
Flash media: http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Main_Home/Flash/3/index.html

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4- Makkah Clock
ساعة مكة المكرمة

Go direct to the page: http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Clock_main/home.html
Flash media: http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Main_Home/Flash/4/index.html

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http://alharamainprojects.org/clock_Project/Clock_main/images/master_piece1.jpg

http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Clock_main/images/about_top.jpg

http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Clock_main/images/clock_last.jpg

^^
So, I have a competitor B-)

Nice to see that they bring everything up in components because otherwise it is too big.

Will be visiting this monstrosity in two days. Anxious to see if it'll have any effect on my opinion on the project!

Lovely night view

Will be visiting this monstrosity in two days. Anxious to see if it'll have any effect on my opinion on the project!

Knowing you, it won't, good luck anyway. :okay:

^^
:lol:

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wow just wow! When its time to pray everything stops and praying starts even in the malls. It looks like the mall turned into a mosque.

Knowing you, it won't, good luck anyway. :okay:

Well, I'm hopeful it will. Thanks anyway.

very huge it flock it together like giant from aradin

"wow just wow! When its time to pray everything stops and praying starts even in the malls. It looks like the mall turned into a mosque. " What would happen to a moslem who decided not to stop and prey when everybody else does, and just carried on about his business?

^^
So, I have a competitor B-)^^ serious? ...so thats why you don't give the link on your page? lol

I thought you would spread it

I personally think it is tacky and doesn't fit in well in the Muslim holy city of Mecca..

I personally think it is tacky and doesn't fit in well in the Muslim holy city of Mecca..

I am a Muslim and have been to Mecca and i coudnt agree more with you. This monstrosity should have never been built in the holy city. Newayz the dumbass Saudis have already destroyed almost all the significant historical places in both the holy cities of Mecca & Medina. So it aint anything new. The irony is that the so-called Saudi king calls himself as the "Guardian of the 2 holy cities" . I dont know what the heck is he guarding though.:ohno:

^^ +1 (although i havent been to makkah yet).
I agree that it was needed, but could they not have built it in Jeddah for example and than build a high speed rail line or something like that?

^^ & ^^^^ & ^^^^^^
:hahano:
@Roukaya: No way I'm I'm promoting them, that would ruin my page and the website looks official-ish, don't want any trouble with Bin Laden and co.

^^ you always mocking opposite (and completely valid) opinions regarding to this project.
Who do you think you are, the son of Allāh?? pffff :bash:

I think the project will look out of proportion until the development behind is completed. Once the entire area has been finished everything will balance out...hopefully.

@Roukaya: No way I'm I'm promoting them, that would ruin my page and the website looks official-ish, don't want any trouble with Bin Laden and co.ok...me I post again because I add pics

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alharamainprojects.com


The Two Holy Mosques Development Projects

مشاريع تطوير الحرمين الشريفين

Home: http://alharamainprojects.com/index.html
(arabic only)



http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Waqaf/images/wakf_pdf.png

3- King Abdul Aziz Endowment of the Two Holy Mosques
وقف الملك عبدالعزيز للحرمين الشريفين

Go direct to the page:http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Waqaf/about.html
Flash media: http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Main_Home/Flash/3/index.html

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http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Waqaf/images/about.jpg - http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Waqaf/images/compare22.jpg - http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Waqaf/images/waqf46.jpg - http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Waqaf/images/waqf33.jpg


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4- Makkah Clock
ساعة مكة المكرمة

Go direct to the page: http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Clock_main/home.html
Flash media: http://alharamainprojects.com/clock_Project/Main_Home/Flash/4/index.html

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"wow just wow! When its time to pray everything stops and praying starts even in the malls. It looks like the mall turned into a mosque. " What would happen to a moslem who decided not to stop and prey when everybody else does, and just carried on about his business?

^^sorry that might be a silly question

^^ you always mocking opposite (and completely valid) opinions regarding to this project.
pffff :bash:
Problem? :sly:
Nice pics Roukaya :okay:

I am a Muslim and have been to Mecca and i coudnt agree more with you. This monstrosity should have never been built in the holy city. Newayz the dumbass Saudis have already destroyed almost all the significant historical places in both the holy cities of Mecca & Medina. So it aint anything new. The irony is that the so-called Saudi king calls himself as the "Guardian of the 2 holy cities" . I dont know what the heck is he guarding though.:ohno:

You know, it's really hard to take you seriously when you say things like "the dumbass Saudis" even though we might agree on a lot of things.

"sorry that might be a silly question " I didn't think so. What I was trying to get at was :- Do all of the people in public places like the mall above, stop and pray at the designated times because they are all true believers? Or do some of them do it because they are afraid to be seen as non conformers for whatever reason? For instance is their a punishment for people who refuse to stop and pray?

No, not all the people stop and pray. I never do.

"sorry that might be a silly question " I didn't think so. What I was trying to get at was :- Do all of the people in public places like the mall above, stop and pray at the designated times because they are all true believers? Or do some of them do it because they are afraid to be seen as non conformers for whatever reason? For instance is their a punishment for people who refuse to stop and pray?

Whoever stops to pray, its his.her choice, there is no religious police inside malls/shopping center. And its none of your business, stick topic or don't say anything.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6538430997_a466d3ce18_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmad-mortaja/6538430997/)
Mecca Clock Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmad-mortaja/6538430997/) par Ahmad S. M. (http://www.flickr.com/people/ahmad-mortaja/), sur Flickr

Loooooooong view!
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Mecca Clock Tower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahmad-mortaja/6538430997/) par Ahmad S. M. (http://www.flickr.com/people/ahmad-mortaja/), sur Flickr

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Up there, they are working on this ...

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^^Maybe Makkawi.Pk can indicate you where it is...on this render

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From Makkah Clock: View on the Mosque on 17 December 2011

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That time-lapse is :drool:

good pictures.. keep uploading pictures of these kind.......:)

It's such a beautiful building. As for complaints about the size I bet people felt the same way when the first 10+ story building was built near the mosque.

wow i didn't know this is already or even building!media in europe has failed...
the structure remindes me a litle like palace of culture and science in warsaw.
sorry for the stupid comment...:)
:cheers:

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- سَــآعَةْ مَكهْ - (http://www.flickr.com/photos/samtalhanenalgaeb/6549558271/) par khlọọd ặlkhặldi . .} (http://www.flickr.com/people/samtalhanenalgaeb/), sur Flickr

19 December 2011
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Problem? :sly:

Being a moron with a superiority complex because of a large building? well...not mine certainly

^^
NONE of your business, post your opinions and stay silent.

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^^^Haven't visited this thread for a few months and rooms are shining with lights already.

★★★★★

^^
NONE of your business, post your opinions and stay silent.

:chill:

^^
Tell him to chill too.

Sorry Makkawi, but the only one I see here typing in capital letters and telling people to "stay silent" is you. We've had trolls on this thread since day one, I don't know why it's only now that you're reacting.

Sorry Makkawi, but the only one I see here typing in capital letters and telling people to "stay silent" is you. We've had trolls on this thread since day one, I don't know why it's only now that you're reacting.

Its not about trolling, he was talking to me, and I responded. Its over now.

This isn't the first time you've asked people for silence but whatevs, just trying to maintain the peace here.

^^
Thanks

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Abraj al Bait - أبراج البيت


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Visit to Makkah Clock

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^^
NONE of your business, post your opinions and stay silent.
Quite contradictory, posting and staying silent at once, Mr. big shot.
Suggestion: let all people make his own opinions about this building and tray no to answer every one of them.

1 Abraj Al Bait Towers Mecca 1,500,000 m² (16.15 million sq ft) [7]
2 Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 Dubai 1,185,000 m² (12.76 million sq ft) [8]
3 CentralWorld Bangkok 1,024,000 m² (11.0 million sq ft)
4 Aalsmeer Flower Auction Aalsmeer 990,000 m² (10.6 million sq ft) [9]
5 Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 Beijing 986,000 m² (10.6 million sq ft) [10]
6 The Venetian Macao Macau 980,000 m² (10.5 million sq ft) [11]
7 Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur 700,000 m² (7.5 million sq ft) [12]
8 Central Park Jakarta Complex Jakarta 655,000 m² (7.0 million sq ft) [13]
9 The Palazzo Las Vegas 645,581 m² (6.9 million sq ft) [14]
10 Grand Indonesia Jakarta 640,000 m² (6.9 million sq ft) [15]
11 The Pentagon Arlington County, Virginia 610,000 m² (6.6 million sq ft) [16]
12 K-25 (currently under demolition)[17] Tennessee 609,000 m² (6.6 million sq ft)
13 Air Force Plant 4 Texas 603 870 m² (6.5 million sq ft) [18]
14 Marina Bay Sands Singapore 581,400 m² (6,258,000 sq ft) [19]
15 Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Vietnam 579,000 m² (6.4 million sq ft)
16 Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 Hong Kong 570,000 m² (6.3 million sq ft) [20]
17 Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok 563,000 m² (6.06 million sq ft) [21]
18 ATL Logistics Centre, Centre B Hong Kong 550,000 m² (6.0 million sq ft) [22]
19 Mexico City International Airport Terminal 1 Mexico City 548,000 m2 (5,900,000 sq ft) [citation needed]
20 Barcelona Airport Terminal 1 Barcelona 544,066 m2 (5,856,280 sq ft) [23]
22 Osaka Station City[citation needed] Umeda, Osaka 530,000 m² (5.705 million sq ft) open in May 4, 2011[citation needed]
23 Renaissance Center (Five towers rise from a common base, plus two joined by attached concourse.) Detroit 515,800 m² (5.55 million sq ft) [24][25]
24 Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 Delhi 502,000 m² (5.4 million sq ft) [26]
25 Incheon International Airport Seoul 496,000 m2 (5,340,000 sq ft) [27]
26 Chrysler Technical Center Auburn Hills 492,000 m² (5.3 million sq ft) [28]
27 Barajas Airport Terminal 4 main building Madrid 470,000 m2 (5,100,000 sq ft) [citation needed]
28 Burj Khalifa Dubai 464,511 m2 (4,999,950 sq ft) [29]
29 Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 Toronto 464,000 m2 (4,990,000 sq ft)
30 Persian Gulf Complex
(Persian: مجتمع خلیج فارس, mojtama'e Khalij-e Fars)
Shiraz 450,000 m² (4.8 million sq ft) [30]
31 Embarcadero Center (Six interconnected towers) San Francisco 445,900 m² (4.8 million sq ft) [31]
32 Narita International Airport Terminal 1 Narita 449,600 m2 (4,839,000 sq ft) [32]
33 Willis Tower Chicago 418,000 m² (4.5 million sq ft) 1,510,000 m³ (53.4 million cu ft) [33]
34 Nagoya Station Nagoya 416,565 m2 (4,483,870 sq ft) [citation needed]
35 USAA San Antonio 414,642 m² (4,463,180 sq ft) [34]
36 Taipei 101 Taipei 412,500 m2 (4,440,000 sq ft)
37 Boeing Plant Everett 398,000 m2 (4,280,000 sq ft) 13.3 million m³ (472 million cu ft) [2]
38 Yokohama Landmark Tower Yokohama 392,885 m2 (4,228,980 sq ft) [citation needed]
39 Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 Singapore 380,000 m2 (4,100,000 sq ft) [35]
40 Mori Tower Tokyo 379,408 m2 (4,083,910 sq ft) [citation needed]
41 Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai 377,300 m2 (4,061,000 sq ft) [citation needed]
42 Merchandise Mart

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Nice pics! :okay: your zooooommmm is working well...lol

Nice pics....:happy:

Thanks Roukaya & Ahmad :)

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Makkah (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reemalshabnan/6561053317/) par Reem Al-Shabnan  (http://www.flickr.com/people/reemalshabnan/), sur Flickr

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Makkah (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reemalshabnan/6561017555/) par Reem Al-Shabnan  (http://www.flickr.com/people/reemalshabnan/), sur Flickr

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Makkah (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reemalshabnan/6564255531/) par Reem Al-Shabnan  (http://www.flickr.com/people/reemalshabnan/), sur Flickr

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Makkah (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reemalshabnan/6564429231/) par Reem Al-Shabnan  (http://www.flickr.com/people/reemalshabnan/), sur Flickr

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On 22 December 2011, they add decorative pieces on the Kiswa
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What is he doing there???
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Look mom, without slippers.

lol...but crasy

Nice photoes.:cheers::cheers:

Look mom, without slippers.

:lol:

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I'm a bit shocked to see that combination. That giant NYC/Las Vegas combo really dwarfs the great mosque and it's hard to stomach that combination. They should have left much more free space around the mosque.

^^ Strangely enough, I thought the combination was rather appealing in person when I visited last night.

Knowing you, it won't, good luck anyway. :okay:

*sigh* you were right m))

^^
told you :D
even I didn't like the still unfinished interior.

Minaret Lights moving

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Makkah Clock very close...(at beginning and at the end)

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From Jabal No0r

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^^
People in cave praying in wrong direction. :ohno:

They must pray downwards.:D

is it true that the tower has 129 floors? if yes please change the title

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait_Towers#cite_note-CTBUH-0

^^
It has 95 floors.