Abraj Al-Bait Endowment

Mecca
Height
1
To Tip:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective of material or function of the highest element (i.e., including antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical equipment).
601 m / 1,972 ft
2
Architectural:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."
601 m / 1,972 ft
3
Occupied:
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building.
494.4 m / 1,622 ft
  Floors
Above Ground
The number of floors above ground should include the ground floor level and be the number of main floors above ground, including any significant mezzanine floors and major mechanical plant floors. Mechanical mezzanines should not be included if they have a significantly smaller floor area than the major floors below. Similarly, mechanical penthouses or plant rooms protruding above the general roof area should not be counted. Note: CTBUH floor counts may differ from published accounts, as it is common in some regions of the world for certain floor levels not to be included (e.g., the level 4, 14, 24, etc. in Hong Kong).
120
Below Ground
The number of floors below ground should include all major floors located below the ground floor level.
3
1 2 3 Makkah Royal Clock Tower Outline
Official Name
The current legal building name.

Abraj Al-Bait Endowment

Type

Complex

Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished

Completed

Country

Saudi Arabia

City

Mecca

Function

hotel / residential / retail / serviced apartments

# of Hotel Rooms

1,618

Map of Buildings in Complex

Note: Only buildings that have GPS coordinates recorded are displayed.

 

List of Buildings in Complex

RANK
Name
Height
1 Makkah Royal Clock Tower

601 m / 1,972 ft
2 Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower

279 m / 915 ft
3 Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower

276 m / 906 ft
4 Abraj Al Bait Maqam Tower

232 m / 762 ft
4 Abraj Al Bait Qibla Tower

232 m / 762 ft
6 Abraj Al Bait Marwah Tower

232 m / 761 ft
6 Abraj Al Bait Safa Tower

232 m / 761 ft

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