![]() The residents of the tower complex usually perform formal prayers five times a day. Other facilities at the tower complex include an Islamic Museum, a Lunar Observation Centre and a large prayer room with a capacity for more than 10,000 people. The building offers parking space for more than 1,000 vehicles. The Makkah Clock Tower complex houses residential towers for permanent residents, a five-star hotel operated by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts for accommodating the Hajj pilgrims, and the Abraj Al Bait shopping mall. Facilities at Makkah Royal Clock Tower Complex ![]() The top 200m of the clock tower is clad with fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite panels. In addition, a 23m-high crescent made of fibreglass-backed mosaic gold is mounted at the top of the tower. The tower features a 71m-tall spire above the clock, raising the building height to 601m above ground. The clock faces are adorned with intricate Arabic calligraphy visible from a great distance and are illuminated by roughly two million LED lights for clear visibility both during the day and at night. ![]() The 43m×43m clock is the world’s largest clock face. The clock tower weighs 36,000t and is 251m-tall from the base of the clock to the top of the crescent structure. The Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel is a 120-storey structure and is both the tallest hotel and the tallest clock tower in the world.
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