SAUDI ARABIA - Mecca: Abraj Al-Bait Skyscraper (565m)

DreaM1981 · December 15th, 2006, 12:25 PM

Hey there,

I just wanted to inform all of you that height of abraj al-bait has been increased to be 565 m not 485m anymore.

BMXican · December 15th, 2006, 12:35 PM

your information is worth nothing here, if you don't say, what the source of this information is...

Johan · December 15th, 2006, 12:38 PM

How can they suddenly increase it that much? I thought it was almost finished?

DreaM1981 · December 15th, 2006, 12:40 PM

BMXican, No source except the new drawings that have been submitted by the consultant company "Dar al-handasa" and the height has been increased to be 565m as I just said above. This is 100% right info.

Johan,
Tower B (Al-Marwa), Tower D (zamZam) and Tower A (safa) almost finished but other towers are still under construction. including Tower H (Hotel).

Tower H (Hotel) is the heighest tower and only the podium was finished (17 floors).

LuckyLuke · December 15th, 2006, 01:39 PM

Well if the need attention so much....

***www.sercan.de*** · December 15th, 2006, 02:30 PM

it sould have been shorter
100m would be good

great184 · December 15th, 2006, 03:49 PM

Some of the hotel guests at the lower floors won't even see a thing with that kind of density...

The spire seems a lot taller so i guess they only revised that for the new figure of 565m

DreaM1981 · December 15th, 2006, 04:30 PM

great184, the podium of the hotel is a part of the big shopping mall.

The hotel will start from the 17th floor (podium is not included in the tower). This means guests will be able to see the holy mosque clearly.

shawarma · December 15th, 2006, 04:35 PM

design is straight out of the wet dreams of a totalitarian communist leader in the 1970's..

but if they wanted to totally overpower the mosque, they did a great job.

DreaM1981 · December 15th, 2006, 04:40 PM

there was a castle called "Ajyad castle" in same location but it has been destroyed to build abraj al-bait project.

That is why the design looks like a castle.

***www.sercan.de*** · December 15th, 2006, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DreaM1981

there was a castle called "Ajyad castle" in same location but it has been destroyed to build abraj al-bait project.

That is why the design looks like a castle.

yes
it was a historic Ottoman castle (1782)

wiki · December 15th, 2006, 05:25 PM

tanks for the news, weell it will be really tall

DreaM1981 · December 15th, 2006, 06:37 PM

I just wanted to highlight this project since it is forgotten one while it is the hugest constructioin project in the world.

HT · December 15th, 2006, 08:23 PM

I think it is forgotten because we dont have any updates since decades...

Hollie Maea · December 15th, 2006, 09:10 PM

dreaM1985, do you live in Mecca? The main reason no one talks about this project is because we don't seem to have anyone to take regular update pictures, so no one really knows what is going on with this project. It's the same sort of thing with the 500m+ tower allegedly going up in Korea that no one ever talks about. Anyway if you live there and could supply pictures that would be wonderful.

yusef · December 15th, 2006, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hollie Maea

dreaM1985, do you live in Mecca? The main reason no one talks about this project is because we don't seem to have anyone to take regular update pictures, so no one really knows what is going on with this project. It's the same sort of thing with the 500m+ tower allegedly going up in Korea that no one ever talks about. Anyway if you live there and could supply pictures that would be wonderful.

Actually this project has a huge thread but it just has not been updated for a few weeks. ---> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334299

Escoto_Dubai2008 · December 15th, 2006, 10:09 PM

It's amazing they're adding more height to this wonderful building.

Hollie Maea · December 16th, 2006, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yusef

Actually this project has a huge thread but it just has not been updated for a few weeks. --->

Sure that thread is huge, but 90 percent of it consists of:

"What a terrible thing to build a big tower next to the mosque"

and

"No it looks great and people can look down at the mosque from it lol"

and

"Doesn't anyone have any construction pictures or news about this?"

Darth Shemp · December 16th, 2006, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hollie Maea

Sure that thread is huge, but 90 percent of it consists of:

"What a terrible thing to build a big tower next to the mosque"

and

"No it looks great and people can look down at the mosque from it lol"

and

"Doesn't anyone have any construction pictures or news about this?"

What you are saying sounds the same as this thread.

90% B.S. and not one picture

Hollie Maea · December 16th, 2006, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Shemp

90% B.S. and not one picture

No pictures? What about that three year old render at the top?

December 15th, 2006, 12:25 PM	#1
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December 15th, 2006, 12:40 PM	#4
DreaM1981 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 551 Likes (Received): 0	BMXican, No source except the new drawings that have been submitted by the consultant company "Dar al-handasa" and the height has been increased to be 565m as I just said above. This is 100% right info. Johan, Tower B (Al-Marwa), Tower D (zamZam) and Tower A (safa) almost finished but other towers are still under construction. including Tower H (Hotel). Tower H (Hotel) is the heighest tower and only the podium was finished (17 floors). Last edited by DreaM1981; December 15th, 2006 at 12:45 PM.

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DreaM1981 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 551 Likes (Received): 0	great184, the podium of the hotel is a part of the big shopping mall. The hotel will start from the 17th floor (podium is not included in the tower). This means guests will be able to see the holy mosque clearly.

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DreaM1981 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 551 Likes (Received): 0	there was a castle called "Ajyad castle" in same location but it has been destroyed to build abraj al-bait project. That is why the design looks like a castle.

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wiki wElCoM 2 dE GuD laIf ◄╩⌂ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: @ ur mom's place!! Posts: 4,515 Likes (Received): 1	tanks for the news, weell it will be really tall

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DreaM1981 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 551 Likes (Received): 0	I just wanted to highlight this project since it is forgotten one while it is the hugest constructioin project in the world.

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HT Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Frankfurt (a.M.) Posts: 313 Likes (Received): 0	I think it is forgotten because we dont have any updates since decades...

December 15th, 2006, 09:10 PM	#15
Hollie Maea Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,438 Likes (Received): 0	dreaM1985, do you live in Mecca? The main reason no one talks about this project is because we don't seem to have anyone to take regular update pictures, so no one really knows what is going on with this project. It's the same sort of thing with the 500m+ tower allegedly going up in Korea that no one ever talks about. Anyway if you live there and could supply pictures that would be wonderful.

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