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Giant 'Mecca Clock' Is World's Largest
Big Ben better watch his back: Saudi Arabia will test the world's largest clock in the holy city of Mecca during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Here's how it measures up.
- Saudi Arabia will test what it is billing as the world's largest clock in the holy city of Mecca during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the official news agency reported Tuesday, Aug. 10. The four-faced clock, atop the Abraj Al-Bait Towers, at center rear, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia stands over a holy plaza.read moreAP Photo / Saudi Press AgencyShare
- The clock will dwarf London's Big Ben, once the largest four-faced clock in the world, with dials more than five times greater in area. Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. The clock itself first ticking in 1859. Its faces are just 23 feet in diameter, while its tower stands at a mere 316 feet.read moreAndrew Dunn / WikipediaShare
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Giant 'Mecca Clock' Is World's Largest
Big Ben better watch his back: Saudi Arabia will test the world's largest clock in the holy city of Mecca during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Here's how it measures up.
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