Abraj Al Bait Towers

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Abraj Al Bait Towers
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Information
Location Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Status Under Construction
Groundbreaking 2004
Est. Completion 2008
Height
Antenna/Spire 485 m (1,591 ft) (est.)
Technical Details
Floor count 76
Companies
Architect Dar Al-Handasah Architects
Contractor Saudi BinLaden Group

The Abraj Al Bait Towers is a building under construction (est. 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 485 m or 1,591 ft.

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.

[edit] Towers

  1. Hotel Tower 485 m, 1,591 ft. (2008)
  2. Hajar 260 m, 853 ft. (2007)
  3. ZamZam 260 m, 853 ft. (2006)
  4. Qiblah 240 m, 787 ft. (2008)
  5. Sarah 240 m, 787 ft. (2008)
  6. Marwah 240 m, 787 ft. (2006)
  7. Safa 240 m, 787 ft. (2007)


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