Makkah Clock Tower to open for tourists
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The Makkah Clock Tower is to open for tourists after Haj 2014, according to officials. Tourists will have to buy tickets to visit the tower top.
The Makkah Clock project was constructed on top of Tower No. 5 of the King Abdul Aziz Endowment Project, which consists of seven towers. The tower includes hotels on which the clock is situated.
It is 601 meters high with 76 stories and 858 suites. It overlooks the Grand Mosque.
“A large number of visitors of different nationalities will be allowed to visit the tower to get a close look at the interior of the Clock Tower,” an official was quoted in Arab News.
“There will be tickets to visit the tower. This procedure will be announced after this year’s Haj season,” said the official. A number of hotels inside the tower attracted many visitors who were keen to enjoy the view of the Grand Mosque, especially during Ramadan.
“The Clock Tower revived our business during the last three years,” said Abbas Subhi, marketing manager at a hotel located in the Clock Tower. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah had ordered the largest clock tower in the world to be built in Makkah.
The clock is placed at a height of 380 meters and can be seen from all sides.
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