The Clock Tower of the Mecca Royal Hotel is located next to the Holy Mosque, the holiest site in Islam. And this is the biggest clock in the world. Owned by the Saudi government, the building is also known as the “Abraaj Al Bait Tower”. The 120-storey building is currently recognized as the third tallest building in the world. The building also holds more than 30 world records. Construction of the tower began in 2002 when an Ottoman fortress was demolished. The building consists of 7 towers. This takes 8 years to build. The largest part of the building is 1962 feet high, which gave it the status of the world's largest clock tower and the world's largest clock. It is located next to the “Burj Khalifa” in Dubai and the “Shanghai Tower” in China. However, it is the most expensive building in the world in terms of construction costs. Its construction cost 15 billion USD. At the same time it is the largest building in the world in terms of floor space. You will be surprised to know that the floor space of this building is 3.5 times larger than Vatican City, the smallest country in the world. The building houses a shopping mall, a museum, a 3,000 room 7 star hotel and a state-of-the-art telescope moon observation center. In addition, the hotel room here has a wonderful view of the holy “Kaaba Sharif”. The building has high-powered loudspeakers at various places, which can be used to broadcast the Azan up to 7 km away.
The Mecca clock is about 141 feet long and weighs 36,000 metric tons, which is about 3.5 times the weight of the Eiffel Tower. The minute hand of this watch is 75.5 feet long and the length of the hour hand is 55.5 feet. This watch is basically a combination of 4 watches. Clock time can be seen from a distance of 12 km during the day and 17 km at night. However, the clock can be seen from a distance of 30 km, although time is not understood. 980,000,000 pieces of 24 carat gold tiles using in Mecca watch. About 20,00,000 LED lamps have been used to illuminate the inscription "Allahu Akbar" on the watch. This watch was designed by Swiss and German engineers and it is made in Germany. The calligraphy of the watch has been designed by famous Turkish artists. And the skilled artisans of India have made those calligraphy plates with gold. The windows here are made in Germany, and its window glass is made in Bosnia. Attached to the clock is a curved moon 75 feet in diameter, which is basically a prayer house. There are 16 types of lights connected here to project light up to a distance of 10 km. The building also has a prayer room with a capacity of 10,000 worshipers and an observation deck.