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At a height of 601 metres , Abraj Al Bait is the tallest hotel in the world , with a floor area of 1,500,000 square metres and a 100,000-person capacity . Also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower , the complex was designed by Lebanon based architectural group Dar Al-Handasah and features the world ’ s tallest and largest clock , standing at a height of 530 metres and measuring 43 metres in diameter , and said to be visible from over 30km away . The upper portion of the clock tower was designed by German architecture firm SL Rasch , and also features a 23-metre-high crescent constructed of fibreglass-backed mosaic gold .

26 June 2016