To mark the start of Ramadan, a giant clock on a skyscraper started ticking in Islam(***)s holy city of Mecca [Reuters]
Published On 12 Aug 201012 Aug 2010
The clock overlooks the Grand Mosque, which Muslims around the world turn to five times a day for prayer [Reuters]
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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]
