There is also an observation deck offering views of the Great Mosque.Ībraj Al-Bait is divided into seven towers, all of them christened with names referencing the Koran or Mecca. It is located to the south of the main entrance to the Masjid al Haram mosque, built to enclose the Kaaba.Īpart from hotels, there are museums, restaurants, apartments, shopping malls and an area of prayer for worshippers. The Abraj Al-Bait complex covers an area of 1,500,000 m2, making it the largest in the world, ahead of the New Century Global Center in Chengdu, China. The project is financed with the funds of King Abdulaziz, who formed the modern state of Saudi Arabia, with an investment of $15 billion.

Given this situation, in 2004 the government began building Abraj Al-Bait, a complex made up of seven towers, with a luxury hotel in each of them, standing 600 meters tall. This pilgrimage can bring together around 3 million people in a single month and around 13 million visitors throughout the year. Abraj Al-Bait, luxury accommodation for pilgrimsĪccording to Islamic tradition, Muslims must pilgrim to Mecca in Saudi Arabia at least once in their lifetime during Dhu al-Hijja, the last month of the Muslim calendar. Designed to accommodate the millions of pilgrims that visit the holiest site in Islam, Abraj Al-Bait combines tradition with modern construction techniques in a unique architectural complex. In Mecca, 300 meters from the Great Mosque, the most important Muslim pilgrimage temple in the world, stands Abraj Al-Bait, a complex made up of seven towers each comprising a hotel.

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