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Abraj Al Bait Mecca (Royal Clock Tower), Saudi Arabia — what's behind it?

7,500 rooms. One single hotel. Abraj Al Bait Mecca (Royal Clock Tower), Saudi Arabia: MW, in . From Stromfee Hotels Worldwide report.

Abraj Al Bait Mecca (Royal Clock Tower), Saudi Arabia
Concept illustration (AI, FLUX·2): Abraj Al Bait Mecca (Royal Clock Tower), Saudi Arabia

What's behind it

The Abraj Al Bait complex (Royal Clock Tower) has a floor area of 1.5 million m² — the largest building footprint on Earth. Its 7 towers house ~10,000 pilgrim rooms and apartments. In Arabian summer heat (up to 48°C), cooling is estimated to represent 50–60% of total power consumption.

Concept illustration (AI, FLUX·2): Site architecture

Location & Technology

Operator:
Location: Mekka, Saudi-Arabien
Power: — MW
Online: 2012

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Concept illustration (AI, FLUX·2): Infrastructure detail

Stromfee Take

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Concept illustration (AI, FLUX·2): Theme image
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