MAKKAH, 14 March 2007 — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah ordered the largest clock tower in the world to be built in Makkah, according to a statement issued by Makkah Gov. Prince Abdul Majeed yesterday.
The clock is set to be placed on the fifth tower of the King Abdul Aziz Endowment Project at a height of 380 meters and could be seen from all sides. The name of Allah will be inscribed on each of the four clock faces. Two of the clock faces including the inscription will be 80 meters in height and 65 meters in width, and the dial diameter will be 39 meters.
The other two clocks will be 65 meters in height and 43 meters in width while their dial diameter will be 25 meters. Two lifts will take visitors to a balcony with a width of five meters below the clocks. The landmark edifice will also carry intricate Islamic decorative artwork.
The Makkah clock tower when completed will be the tallest in the world — taller than Warsaw Palace of Culture and Science in Poland, London’s Big Ben, Rajabai Clock Tower in Mumbai, India, and the Allen-Bradley Clock Tower in Milwaukee, US.
