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Great shots, Yousef. Keep 'em comin!
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The crescent green! ...How do they light it?

I know they intalled bulbs all over the crescent but how it's all lighted??
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MAKKAH ♥​ par 2T.MLK ♥, sur Flickr
     
     
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The Abraj Al Bait Towers is a building complex under construction (Completion 2008) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It will be the largest (not tallest) building in the world by mass, the tallest building in Saudi Arabia, and one of the tallest buildings in the world at 577 m.

The site of the structure is across the street from the entrance to the Masjid al Haram, which houses the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam. As a result, the Abraj Al Bait Towers will have a large prayer room capable of holding nearly four thousand worshippers. It will contain a five-star hotel to help accommodate the over two million pilgrims who participate in hajj each year.

In addition, the Abraj Al Bait Towers will have a four-story shopping mall and a parking garage capable of holding over eight hundred vehicles. Residential towers will house permanent residents while two heliports and a conference center are to accommodate business travellers. In total, up to 65,000 people would be housed inside the Towers.

Previous Designs:

400m?

Old Design (2005):

485m.

Now Design (2007):

577m.





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That is really cool! It is a really interesting design
     
     
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the detail is nothing short of amazing. god loves this building and so do i.
     
     
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WOWW!!! Impresive for the siza but other than that is probably one of the ugliest building ever built.
bull, its surrounded by buildings that are much ugly er. its a work of art. some folks just have different taste. in that area of the world strait square boxes are not as appealing as a many facade building. its a building of worship on top of that. have some class.
     
     
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Nice one!

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Old Posted Jul 28, 2011, 6:13 PM
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The Crescent

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i think that that photo ^^ is meant to be a joke :p
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i was about to say....

although i wouldn't doubt it if it was real. that crescent is MASSIVE, plus the royal family could get it done if they wished. it'd be one of the filthiest apartments in the entire planet!
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i think that that photo ^^ is meant to be a joke :p
What are you talking about ??? I have my office there...don't you see? ^^
     
     
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Get out!

If this is real....then you must have the highest occupied office space in the world, huh?
     
     
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What are you talking about ??? I have my office there...don't you see? ^^
LOOOOL ! where did you find this pic
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Old Posted Jul 29, 2011, 11:41 AM
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Amazing project.

What is underconstruction on the left side of that last pic?
     
     
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Amazing project.

What is underconstruction on the left side of that last pic?
its: Jabal Omar Project. "Omar Mountain project"

its part of the mosque huge expansion (prayer halls) + towers and accommodation (hotel)



Jabal Omar project will house 12 hotels and that all of them have been signed off under management contracts with the Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott chains. I've taken the liberty of listing them all here for the sake of simplicity and easy access.

HILTON
496-room Conrad Makkah (2014)
516-room Hilton Suites Makkah (2014)
566-room Hilton Makkah Convention Hotel (2014)
865-room Hilton Bab Makkah North (2014)
865-room Hilton Bab Makkah South (2014)
806-room Doubletree by Hilton Makkah (2014)

HYATT
628-room Hyatt Regency Mecca (2013)
200-room Hyatt Place Mecca (2014)
200-room Hyatt Summerfield Suites Mecca (2014)

MARRIOTT
636-room JW Marriott Makkah (2015)
540-room Marriott Makkah (2014)
432-room Courtyard by Marriott Makkah (2015)
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LOOOOL ! where did you find this pic
Nice pic heh!

You don't believe me ...look at the render on what my friend is standing on!
     
     
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