Royal Clock Tower

Royal Clock Tower

Project

Abraj al-Bait | Royal Clock Tower
Location

Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Credits

Architect: SL Rasch GmbH

Main contractor: Saudi Binladin Group

Thanks for courtesy: Premier Composite Technologies LLC
Photo: PCT LLC, TREND Archive, Unsplash (Haidan, Ishan)
Materials

Aureo, 24-karat gold leaf mosaic (2 x 2 cm | 3/4″ x 3/4″)

Custom Design, Aureo and Vitreo (2 x 2 cm | 3/4″ x 3/4″)
Description

In the monumental complex overlooking Makkah, the holy city, the Royal Clock Tower dominates the landscape with a height of 600 meters.
For the decoration of the Royal Tower and the largest clock in the world, there were used 40.000 square meters of glass mosaic – 14.000 sqm of which were done in Aureo . The 31.500.000 gold tiles were designed, implemented and applied with the most up-to-date technological standards.

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