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Abraj Al Bait (later period)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Abraj_Al_Bait_(later_period)
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:skyscraper
gptkbp:adjacentTo
Masjid al-Haram
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Makkah_Royal_Clock_Tower_complex
gptkbp:architect
gptkb:Dar_Al-Handasah
gptkbp:clockDiameter
43 meters
gptkbp:clockFaces
4
gptkbp:completedIn
2012
gptkbp:constructionStartYear
2004
gptkbp:contains
gptkb:conference
gptkb:hotel
gptkb:park
gptkb:shopping_mall
gptkb:Islamic_Museum
residential apartments
prayer rooms
gptkbp:controversy
built on site of historic Ottoman Ajyad Fortress
demolition of heritage sites
gptkbp:cost
over $15 billion USD
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:developer
gptkb:Saudi_Binladin_Group
gptkbp:features
gptkb:conference
residential apartments
helicopter landing pad
large prayer hall
museum of Islamic art
luxury shopping mall
Islamic lunar observation center
parking for over 1,000 vehicles
gptkbp:hasElevator
96
gptkbp:hasHotel
gptkb:Fairmont_Hotels_and_Resorts
gptkbp:hasLighting
illuminated clock faces visible from 25 km
gptkbp:hasSpire
93 meters
crescent-topped spire
gptkbp:hasTower
gptkb:Makkah_Royal_Clock_Tower
7
gptkbp:height
601 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Abraj Al Bait (later period)
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Mecca
gptkbp:numberOfFloors
120
1,500,000 square meters
gptkbp:numberOfRooms
over 1,600
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Ministry_of_Finance_(Saudi_Arabia)
gptkbp:ownedBy
gptkb:Saudi_government
gptkbp:purpose
accommodate Hajj pilgrims
gptkbp:rank
one of the tallest buildings in the world
third tallest building in the world (as of 2024)
tallest clock tower in the world
gptkbp:symbolizes
modernization of Mecca
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:website
https://www.abrajalbait.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Mecca,_Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6