World's Tallest Clock Tower in Makkah (Mecca)
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The Makkah Clock Royal Tower is the second tallest building in the world and the biggest clock tower, standing at 577 meters high it is 59 meters taller than the Taipei Tower in Taiwan but still shorter than the Burj Dubai (or Burj Khalifa) which stands at a huge 828 meters.
The Mecca Clock tower is part of the Abaj Al-Bait (or Al-Bayt) project just 50M in front of the Grand Mosque in Makkah (Mecca), the site that all Muslims must face to pray 5 times per day, their holiest of shrines. The clock tower itself is used for the call to prayer within the city of Makkah or Mecca.
The Clock is lit and visible from around 17 kilometers away at night and up
