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Mecca unveils giant clock
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To mark the start of Ramadan, a giant clock on a skyscraper started ticking in Islam's holy city of Mecca [Reuters] The clock overlooks the Grand Mosque, which Muslims around the world turn to five times a day for prayer [Reuters] The clock tower is the landmark feature of the seven-tower King Abdulaziz Endowment hotel complex, which will be the largest hotel in the world when completed [EPA] Saudia Arabia says the clock, with four faces measuring 43 metres in diameter and including 90 million pieces of coloured glass, is the largest in the world [AFP] The 662 metres of concrete structure with a 155-metre crescent-topped metal spire will make the clock tower the second tallest inhabited building in the world [AFP] Saudi Arabia hopes the clock will establish Mecca as an alternate time standard to the Greenwich median [Reuters]
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Mecca unveils giant clock
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To mark the start of Ramadan, a giant clock on a skyscraper started ticking in Islam(***)s holy city of Mecca [Reuters];*;The clock overlooks the Grand Mosque, which Muslims around the world turn to five times a day for prayer [Reuters];*;The clock tower is the landmark feature of the seven-tower King Abdulaziz Endowment hotel complex, which will be the largest hotel in the world when completed [EPA];*;Saudia Arabia says the clock, with four faces measuring 43 metres in diameter and including 90 million pieces of coloured glass, is the largest in the world [AFP];*;The 662 metres of concrete structure with a 155-metre crescent-topped metal spire will make the clock tower the second tallest inhabited building in the world [AFP];*;Saudi Arabia hopes the clock will establish Mecca as an alternate time standard to the Greenwich median [Reuters]
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