Mecca will now have an additional interesting tourist attraction is a giant clock which currently holds the record for the largest clock in the world. Although time to generate diverse responses in different parts of the world, can not be denied this time will definitely be one of tourist objects to be seen and visited during its visit to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Whereas in the past for people to come to Saudi Arabia to perform the pilgrimage, or umra well as tours to the place where the Islamic holy places, and with this clock magnet power to attract a lot of people will increase.
Hours at the top of the second highest skyscraper in the Khalifa after the Burj Dubai has a height of 600 meters with a diameter circle at 40 yards. This beat the clock diameter Cevahir Mall in Istanbul which is only 36 meters. Large four-faced clock tower was also defeated a similar clock which is currently held at London’s Big Ben tower. In the future, this clock will also be one of the icons of Saudi Arabia because it can be seen from the distance of more than 25 kilometers.
Project cost U.S. $ 800 million, was designed by German engineers and Swiss. So far only one of four clock faces that have been completed and closed with a 98 million pieces of mosaic glass. Each face will be inscribed with ‘God’s biggest’ in Arabic and is equipped with thousands of colored lights.
Gold crescent with huge 23-meter diameter will also be fitted to the top of the tower.