Saudi Arabia Built a $16BN Clock Tower

The Makkah Royal Clock Tower pushes engineering to the extreme.
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[@Tod_oMal]

Convert to Islam just for the business project? Isn't that an offense in itself?

[@s1nb4d59]

The irony because they are coping of an english clock.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

@@Tod_oMal not really. Muslims aren't allowed to question the sincerity of any revert. That is for god to judge

[@jluu119]

All of this for stupid organized religion and the vanity of one family. I’m sure it’s all for the purpose of serving Allah. Right!!!

[@bastiaan7777777]

@@jluu119 Blasphemy...

[@LONE_WOLF_GANG]

As a Muslim and an Arab, I'm against the BS conversion of those engineers to Islam...it makes us look bad, and it's not a genuine conversion.

[@stm91]

Kind of fits with the site itself being turned into some perverse religious las Vegas. They tore down historic sites to build all this overcompensating garbage around it.

[@PoppinPsinceAD33]

Duh, as a Christian I’m so confused, we don’t want you to convert just to see the Vatican. But I guess it’s just government laws

[@JAYX-]

Journalist is a hater but people in comments actually believe it

[@davefarmery8180]

Religion of convenience

[@JAYX-]

@@davefarmery8180 read the quran yourself and find out

[@aleksmoylan8251]

Bold of you to assume people who watch a channel on construction haven't heard of a tall building.

[@blazingmoose4207]

Fr hahaha

[@Danyerman360]

😂😂😂😂 never heard of it wat a waste of money 💰

[@danieljamesmead]

I haven't heard of it.

[@majormayco]

He means it doesn't feature much in skyscraper talks, which is true. There's even little info on it online.

[@jeffreytan2948]

Well his not lying, I'm an architecture enthusiast and know very little about it

[@JohnnyJamesGio]

Having to convert to a religion just because of work is crazy Edit: Okay, I never expected this many likes, thanks guys!

[@manoz6194]

It's not like you get branded lol

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

@@patrickstar6758 exactly. You're not forced to join.

[@akeel6328]

@@kaarisdeusette407 Yes. Alhamdulilah.

[@Bean-c9y]

You mean ☪️ ult😂😂😂😂

[@TarasBohdan]

​@kaarisdeusette407 The islam is an totalitarian ideology. A death cult.

[@Muwaaaahid]

When the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) was asked about the signs of the Final Hour, one of the signs he mentioned was: "When you see the barefoot, naked, destitute shepherds competing in constructing tall buildings.”. When asked to elaborate further, the Prophet (ﷺ) said that they are from the Arabs.

[@lilo6]

هذا اخبار عن حاله ومن معجزات الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم...وليس ذم او انتقاص ياغبي😊

[@Kmichaelcook87]

That is so fucking hilarious and specific; Nostradamus is famous for like 600ish ‘prognostications’ and not one is anywhere near as accurate/true or as definitive and specific 😂 what a home run, though I feel like if asked for comment, the blessed prophet would probably say, “I’m not exactly going out on a limb or anything; that’s not insight, that’s observation.” And I’d be like “yo, chill, dude, that’s racist,” etc.

[@herticate8579]

Would be helpful if you added from where.

[@Rockyrock511]

@@Kmichaelcook87 lol somebody isbutthurt🤣

[@I_Offend_Snowflakes]

@@Kmichaelcook87 - He (ﷺ) specified that Arabs who were not known for building tall buildings would be building the tallest.

[@LocaMoca328]

5:15 Clarifications: No, Muslims all over the world don't need to know the precise timing of Mekkah. Every region is distinct to its local rulings, pertaining to timing of prayers and deeds.

[@Letmedescribe]

Agreed, I don't know from where get the wrong information. We follow Sunset and Sunrise to adjust times not the Mecca times

[@Hydrogen9999]

Islam is a practical deen for all times, through Allah's wisdom, the deen was made that anywhere on the earth is possible

[@knowledgeisablessing8767]

The real comment that needed to be made!

[@Widdle-b2w]

Yes exactly !

[@andycric]

​@@Hydrogen9999 joke

[@jamoin3829]

It's always great to have a meccanical clock.

[@chemify]

underated comment

[@markynio]

Please give this man a prize for the best comment

[@GeekyMedia]

best comment lol

[@tazurd]

lol but idk how is it suppose to be a living thing

[@williamlangeii4012]

It's also nice to have autocorrect 😅😅

[@pete6705]

Watching those guys walk out on the rails so high up makes all the nerves in my body shiver. I do not like heights

[@Sirbozo]

a

[@القحطاني-خ1ج6و]

😂

[@NiallM1]

same

[@atifmalik3594]

I was part of this project for lightning fixtures. It was a once-in-a-lifetime project blessed to be.

[@COFFEE-e3p]

awesome job/work / detail , mate !!

[@aaron_k4787]

The building looks like something you would find in Las Vegas casino resort

[@Secretlyanothername]

Both places are equally ridiculous

[@patrickjeffers7864]

​@@Secretlyanothernamedifference is Vagas is built to be ridiculous. That's it's m.o.

[@matthewfrost3677]

Both are a money grab.

[@GoodBaleadaMusic]

Except for the scale. Thats what surprises people about the US. Everything is actually so small lol. Except for their asses.

[@LeydenAigg]

Tacky, and tasteless.

[@jonnygzz1631]

The construction workers without harnesses were making me so nervous😭😭😭

[@STV-H4H]

@@jonnygzz1631 like watching old films of builders in America who assembled the bridges and early high rise buildings. Walking around with a hammer in one hand and a beer bottle.

[@jonnygzz1631]

@@STV-H4H oh yeah

[@liamfoxy]

I imagine they would consider it an honor to die in the pursuit of creating something like this for their religion

[@nick-leffler]

​@@liamfoxyvery much this. And a lot of these countries don't care if workers die. They import them from cheap countries and just let the people work to death.

[@fartamplifer]

the Saudis don't care

[@shoosteer]

Facts that some people do not know about this project : 1- The project was completed in 2007 2- It consists of 7 skyscrapers, the largest 1 its the Clock Tower 3- The capacity of the seven towers is 65,000 guests 4- At the bottom there is an 8-storey commercial market that includes 1,444 shops ----------------- The project recovered its full cost years ago ---------------- The project has fully recovered its cost because it has been operating for 17 years

[@vsznry]

religious nationalism is still fascism though.

[@asfa2549]

​@@vsznry rent free in your head

[@kathir4717]

​@@vsznry give respect take respect

[@jonnies]

Other fact: there's now 3 KFCs, 2 Burger Kings and a McDonald's all within 450 metres of the Kaaba.

[@Heu..]

Cope more ​@@vsznry

[@samerak75]

Proud to be part of the project through SL Rasch Team ❤❤❤

[@TheRealLink]

As an avid skyscraper enthusiast, I knew of this project pretty early on in construction. The fact it's something like seven towers all together with them all being very tall is just massive, not to mention the clock that dwarfs all. I thought the complex had over 7,000 hotel rooms or something equally insane but makes sense when they'll be busy for the Hajj.

[@GilmerJohn]

Well, that works out to about $2 million$ per hotel room. But there are other revenue producing spaces. It's close to being in the "profitable" range believe it or not.

[@muazunais2378]

​​​@@GilmerJohn I have been there the rooms are booked all round the year, during off seasons the cheapest room in the hotel cost like $300 per night but during the hajj season the same rooms go for $5000 per night. The hotels doesn't have ways to book onsite everything is online and it when a room gets vacated it soon gets Filled. It wasn't built to be profitable or money making in mind. The entire building is a donation to the mosque by the royal family. The mosque now owns it and the profits are used for all expenses in the mosque

[@ikaruseijin01]

It's hardly to absorb the general crowd for the peak season, it's for the rich so they can put down money and get an exclusive view of the Kaaba from their residence. *Finally* they don't actually have to join the poor people as if they were equals when doing the hajj, they can just stay surrounded by luxury and worship... "I can see the Kaaba, so it counts."

[@User-4517]

@@ikaruseijin01incorrect, the Hajj is mostly outside of the area of the Kabaah / this hotel complex

[@borntoclimb7116]

True

[@hurryingdoor7435]

0:38 That shot is insane

[@bluewolf7664]

the moment you enter the city you can see the clock, even among the mountains. it's absolutely insane!

[@ranro7371]

The main criticism is they put the crescent shape on top, while the name of the creator on the sides. The name should have been at the top, not the crescent.

[@jamesclarkmaxwell-v2n]

yeah beautiful

[@m8aj]

⁠@@ranro7371 isn’t all manarates have the crescent of top ? U r so desperate u want to criticize any thing at this point

[@BashaerB-h2c]

That’s how it does look like in real life from far away. You can always know where the Kaaba is because of the clock silhouette.

[@klumzyee]

imagine having to explain why you're late for work in that city

[@chrislangeveldt8859]

lol !

[@stefanodadamo6809]

😂

[@28704joe]

Yea, it won't be due to a hangover or partying late with a pole dancer.

[@ThedeadaccountAL]

What?

[@It_is_I_Rogal_Dorn]

" sorry I was up late and praying very hard lost track of time, go team Buddha."

[@alihasanabdullah7586]

Most Muslims hate the tower though. It's overly garish, and ruins the Meccan view. They sell souvenirs of the big clock alongside Kaaba models, which I found vexing. Especially more so when a single souvenir has the Kaaba and the tower (in a wildly out of scale way). You either have the tower looming over Kaaba when standing with both in a line, or have to turn your back to Kaaba to check the time when standing in between them. Props to the hard working engineers for making it not only an eyesore, but a MASSIVE eyesore. The only religious significance this tower has is how it's a fulfillment of the prophesy in our Hadiths about the competition between desert Bedouins on who can make the tallest structure. A portent of the end times.

[@EtaCarinaeSC]

That green clock face is terrible, it was absolutely not choosen because of the visibility but because of the flag, green and white font inside.

[@Hunter9v]

No you are the minority who hates KSA accomplishments and keep yapping as you are the “MOST”, keep hating until your grave that tower is a point of interest so people can become curious about it represents, so no your point is invalid and you are just hating for no reason

[@stephen-k]

yet they still go to hajj and umrah in millions every year

[@Hunter9v]

@@stephen-k That tower is a place to stay for who want to go hajj and umrah, why not make it a wonderful place then?

[@Stunkos]

@@Hunter9v As a Westerner, I can see why Muslims wouldn't like it. The architecture looks too modern and Western somehow. Plus it's huge and ostentatious which is odd to mix with the piety of the site.

[@moh7354]

Respect to the labourers

[@flippop101]

I can appreciate the technical challenges met and overcome and the brilliance of those on the project. Aesthetically though, it is just dreadful

[@CastleBrookKrew]

Yea that shit is so ugly

[@bmodoryx]

Glad I'm not the only one who gets a visceral reaction from excessive buildings like this. There's something extremely inhumane about them. Las Vegas has a similar vibe.

[@kerryroberthughes8054]

Horrible building

[@rubiconnn]

@@bmodoryx People live in poverty and those with more money than they could ever use waste it on things like this.

[@midgetwars1]

Seriously? It looks like something from the ancient world. It looks amazing. It's not just another boring tall building. It's actually an example that I'd use that proves that humanity isn't just building the same boring looking buildings

[@spooders8424]

This building evokes awe not because of how tall it is, but how BIG it is. It looks like an entire city skyline combined into one building. It’s just so dang big in every dimension Just so y’all know I think it’s ugly too

[@kenoliver8913]

It evokes awe because of how UGLY it is; it is a stunning example of how money cannot buy taste. I believe most Muslims who make the haj also hate it - it is not what they think Islam is supposed to be about.

[@cv990a4]

Taste is an individual matter, but man, that thing is ugly.

[@Kringlord97]

Right, like it doesn't look tall because we're so used to the Burj Khalifa's of the world that are skyscraping needles, not things like this where it looks you just scaled a normal clock tower up 20x.

[@freddykruger1086]

And completly impractical and soon to be useless.

[@bruhbruhhh6592]

It looks like the city from final fantasy XV

[@jackivan7632]

This is one of my favorite buildings in the world I remember the first time i heard of it, and seeing it being as wide as it is, made it hard to understand its height most skyscrapers tend to be slender and look alike, but this one stands out for looking like a proper building with not only height in mind the way the BK is

[@coastaku1954]

To me it's the biggest monument to a stupid oppressive religion, actually all religions are stupid and oppressive. Any book that tells you to meet at a certain place, what you can or can't do, etc, is not fun

[@YUSHEIVA]

when my family and I go on a roadtrip we go past makkah and we see the clock it’s the first thing we see from makkah even though it’s far away

[@JK_Clark]

Is it as ugly and brutalist in real life as it is on video?

[@UmUm-ue2bd]

@@JK_Clark no its really beautiful irl

[@MAF4228]

​@@JK_Clark He isn't talking about your country bro, he talks about SA, Mecca.❤

[@amoose3582]

​@@MAF4228 No, he was talking about the Clock Tower in Suadi Arabia.

[@MAF4228]

@@amoose3582 my guy, i know what i said, and you obviously didn't get it.

[@tem9989]

The project is an endowment, its known as Endowment of King Abdul Aziz. The disbursements of the endowment are meant to benefit and service the Holy Mosque.

[@vasvas8914]

And I'm absolutely sure he earned every cent that he gave out

[@A_shay7]

I see people upset that it's towering the holy kaaba; The kaaba isn't holy because of its size or architecture, people who are comparing it to other buildings are the one desecrating it by that notion.

[@adeelj6666]

B1M is just too good to do in-depth reporting and give us information, which is beyond an imagination of ordinary people. Thanks Guys big respect for you.

[@HammerOn-bu7gx]

"Construction Culture" i.e. An OSHA inspector would have a stroke.

[@gnanasabaapatirg7376]

Was it that bad?

[@TangoVictor]

I really wonder what would OSHA say about building New York, Chicago, London etc... because as we all know, in the Western world, all is made with regulations in mind, there are no migrant workers (because the term ex-pat is reserved for overprivileged white people), only Americans build American buildings etc. All I know is that it is pretty much certain is that no worker without a work visa worked on that site.

[@kalyansahan238]

OSHA inspector here. I did have a stroke watching this especially at 04:30 mark. If this was built here (western) the project would ve been shut down until all the safety measures have been applied and complied with.

[@AetherStreamer]

@@kalyansahan238 You are no "OSHA inspector". Just an evious, pathological random indian liar, I got you!

[@aye3678]

That's crazy! I did not know it was that tall! I've seen pictures of it before but did not truly understand the height of it. Wild bit of engineering for sure

[@Sashazur]

Yeah from the photos I saw there was no way to get any idea of its real size. Maybe it’s because there are no other large buildings near it to compare it with.

[@ahans1792]

​@@Sashazur I stayed at the fairmont hotel which is located within one of the towers. Even up close you cannot grasp the true magnitude of the development. Only when your driving up to makkah and still miles away you see the towers in the distance on then do you actually get an understanding of the size of that thing. Truly amazing!

[@VitorHugoOliveiraSousa]

The clock messes up the scale, we aren't used to see clocks that big, the brain has no frame of reference so it scale downs the entire tower.

[@musthaf9]

Yep, I saw it in person. It’s big, but didn’t feel tall at all

[@vocalcoachadonis]

"Converted to Islam so they could work on the project!" What genuine expression of faith! 🤦‍♂️

[@khairt1731]

This is what USA 🇺🇸 supports. You guys sponsor them. Saudis are Americas best friend. Meanwhole in the Quran it says forced conversions are highly prohibited and illegal.

[@abuabdullahshaon3766]

It's just non-believers are prohibited from entering the city. like Vatican City where only Christians can enter.

[@bittasweetsymphony726]

it fools the computer overlords

[@Ahmednscc]

No one forced them they didn't have to come

[@jarrrrred]

💰💰💰🤑

[@Cyber_Chriis]

I didn’t even know this existed until now

[@BRICS313]

Controlled media.

[@iNawaf20100]

Living under a rock ^

[@muneebanjamch]

Media will tell you every Bullshit but not the truth

[@Vllili]

caveman

[@KungFuBarbie-pc7hb]

Crazy how ignorant some people can be

[@Tman76]

The sheer size is astounding, but I was disappointed that this video only focused on the height. It is massive in so many other ways as well.

[@pyrho1]

The Arabs love building giant vanity projects

[@randylahey2242]

Who doesn’t? lol

[@STV-H4H]

@@pyrho1 particularly when it’s phalic symbolism

[@fanniinnanetguy653]

Look at all those giant, ornate cathedrals in Europe. These kinds of architecture lasts for hundreds of years because it is loved.

[@STV-H4H]

@@fanniinnanetguy653 they were built by men who spent their lifetime working on the project. Innate knowledge and devotion to the work of their craft was the main motivation.

[@lawrencefrost9063]

Except that they don't design or build them. It's always a western architect company and a foreign population. These fuckers...

[@FryingPany]

The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said, one of the signs of the last day: "When the shadow of time will cover the Kaaba". Look how the shadow of the tower covers the kaaba.

[@robertkettmann4986]

This is the best channel on KZbin. Free high end documentaries! Thanks for all your work!

[@bill9540]

Wonderful piece of work with amazing visuals…certainly one of your very best. The B1M should be very proud of this accomplishment and the difficulties of putting it together.

[@starskyguitarman]

Somehow, i feel a resemblence between this, and the Tower of Babel.

[@STV-H4H]

Just as absurd as the western world who has devout followers to a golden pig who adheres by his every action to committing every one of the 7 deadly sins. And all of his followers think he’s their messiah.

[@AcvaristulLenes]

I had the exact reaction.

[@c.philipmckenzie]

Not to get too much into it, but the Tower of Babel was likely a ziggurat forming an ascension (or stairway) into heaven.

[@trvst5938]

All these sky scrapers are dick measuring contests. They don’t improve local residents quality of life. In the US they’re usually money laundering opportunities for the oligarchs like in NYC. 💀

[@ogkendrick6392]

@@c.philipmckenzie this is some serious BS

[@hyderabadildarshiv174]

Thanks

[@cwg73160]

Thi channel has 3.4M subscribers. It makes close to, if not over, $1M per year. Just by watching this video for 10 seconds, you’re generating money for them. Why would you donate any amount of money?

[@shaaravguha3760]

@@cwg73160 It's a $0.40 donation, ntd

[@adenelsnainy3132]

People talk about the building ❌ Talk about Islam and politics ✅

[@dandindan]

these people are obsessed with islam LMAO

[@muslim-proudly8079]

They jealous of Islam cuz they will never have something close to it : ) AlhamdeliAllah

[@alanking2899]

Is your faith shaken by the construction of a mere building. Is your faith just that weak?!! ... 🤨

[@Walker733]

Yes.

[@notpillow6759]

​@@alanking2899you should go out more, there is more to life than going online and hating on people who believe in something you don't believe in

[@DonkeyRhubarb21]

I've been wanting to learn more about this. The perfect channel for it.

[@Lut1999]

I was there few days ago man that thing is HUGE

[@2011arish]

U live in uk?

[@kevinfernandez9999]

That's what she said

[@Lut1999]

@ yup that’s what she>your mom said

[@Great-white-tiger-hunter]

Never heard of this building!! Looks cool

[@LifeAsASoftwareEngineer]

Thank You to all Non-Muslims who helped build Clock Tower. It's Beautiful and Amazing..❤

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

Even the apostates and gay men?

[@MOBXOJ]

@Dr.Kraig_Ren Nothing wrong with women designing it

[@Jennyeq]

@@MOBXOJ as long as they don't dare contradict what men say.

[@alisheikh4698]

@@Jennyeq As long as you keep your mouth shut about things you don't know

[@MahboobIslam]

@@Jennyeq seems u havent read the bible

[@planetdisco4821]

As a tower crane rigger in Melbourne, Australia, I can completely relate to the wind issues my Arabian Brothers of the Hook encountered when topping out on this structure and frankly it could’ve been a lot worse! Been there done that many times over the last 40 years. Bravo boys, it’s not a job for the light-hearted. No disrespect intended here but a beer at the end of a day like that tastes bloody amazing, but a cigarette is a close second lol….

[@boezow]

What is a cigarette gonna do for you? Refreshing?

[@patster4040]

@@boezowyou seem fun

[@カナヲ-e8s]

​@@boezowBro is lowkey that one person in class everyone secretly hates.

[@boezow]

@@カナヲ-e8stell me why it’s so refreshing cause I’m genuinely confused?

[@sinbads]

@@boezow To each their own.

[@antun88]

"green and white was chosen because of how the human eye works", come one man, do you think we are idiots?

[@djawidsidiqy]

Ikr it’s cuz of the flag bruh 😭😭

[@tdallin1750]

@@djawidsidiqy to be fair, the colors of Green and White were beloved by the Prophet pbuh

[@snowflakedsoul]

​@@tdallin1750 Your prophet married a 6 year old. Disgusting.

[@markoosh]

@@tdallin1750 Did he tell you that? Or did he write it down in his cute little diary? The cult leaders can't agree on many things he may or may not have told them that the sky daddy forbade or made "haram", but sure, someone knew his favourite colours.

[@ambimu55hak]

@@markooshcrack on with your pig ignorance. Fool.

[@musthaf9]

I saw it in person, it was massive that it doesn’t look tall at all. Quite surprise when you show the comparison to other skyscrapers

[@napolien1310]

People seem to forget that the clock tower is a Waqf for the two mosques, which mean any profit that come from the building it goes to Mekkah and Medinah.

[@Makhdoom51]

No net profit will come from a 16 billion dollar monstrosity

[@vxsth6827]

@@Makhdoom51 it is a large expensive hotel with lots of shops

[@Makhdoom51]

@@vxsth6827 There r plenty of shopping centres in the world that didn’t cost 16 billion dollars to build. Masjid al-Haram is a sacred place not a leisure destination

[@Ryzanium]

@@Makhdoom51 Theyre already gaining profit from it, its been 17 years since its been running.

[@Makhdoom51]

@@Ryzanium Profit that couldn’t have been generated from much cheaper initial investment?

[@soundslight7754]

Tallest building in Asia = tallest building in the world (both Dubai and KSA are in the continent of Asia)

[@stevenmacdonald9619]

Yes, and that building still stands in Dubai.

[@bugsygoo]

And both are in the best poooosible taste!

[@iLoveBoysandBerries]

Dubai is in the Asian continent. When you say Asia you refer to the Asian nations not the continentent

[@KarenRose70]

​@iLoveBoysandBerries that makes no sense. What continent do you think the Arabian peninsula belong to.

[@RegrinderAlert]

@@KarenRose70 They are correct. We don’t usually call the Russians Asians in our everyday language either - for the same reason.

[@RehmanKhan-us9su]

Mecca clock tower not only a building Mecca clock tower touching heart when i see first time this tower 20 km before Mecca i feel lot of energy in my self ❤

[@waqasahmad8015]

I'm there right now and honestly what I can say it's a beautiful scene with clock tower being there

[@2011arish]

Well stay there. Keep Islam there. Don’t bring it to Uk

[@mis7614]

Islam is the religion of truth, the religion of reason and sound logic. It must spread and it's accepted. It is the most widespread religion in the world.​@@2011arish

[@greatlovevenerableimmortal3333]

@@2011arish the problem is when muslims stayed at their homes the UK did not leave them there

[@2011arish]

@@mis7614 sound logic? Marrying kids? Sharia? No

[@mis7614]

What is most astonishing is the Christians’ rejection of the marriage of the Messenger - may God bless him and grant him peace - when she was nine years old and he was over fifty, while they see no harm in the Virgin Mary being engaged to Joseph the carpenter when she was twelve years old and he was over ninety, meaning that the age difference between them was more than seventy-eight years, as mentioned by the Catholic Encyclopedia. There is not a single phrase in their “holy” book that prohibits the marriage of girls at the age of nine, or even a single sentence specifying the age of marriage. Didn’t Ahaz get married when he was ten years old and have children when he was eleven years old? It is stated in 2 Kings 2:16: “Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And it is stated in 2 Kings 2:18: “In the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years.” Ahaz was 36 years old. If his son became king when he was about 25 years old, his father would have been blessed with him when he was about 11 years old. Their priest, Munis Abdul Nour, mentioned in his book Doubts about the Bible: “There is no objection to there being 11 years between him and his father,” and he began to give historical examples of that. It is well known that the age of maturity of females is less than the age of maturity of males living in the same region, so this means that his wife might have been nine or ten years old like him, and she was even fit to give birth at that age. So why do you deny marriage to Aisha at such an age, and your book does not deny it? How do they deny marriage to the beloved Mustafa at a time when they believe that the prophets committed the abominations and obscenities of incest? Such as their claim that Lot - peace be upon him - committed adultery with his two daughters, and that David committed adultery with the wife of a soldier in his army. Rather, he ordered the army commander to uncover him during war so that the enemies could kill him. They do not find it shameful to describe Solomon - peace be upon him - as an infidel and that he worshipped idols in order to please his pagan wives.@@2011arish

[@whereskarlo]

Talk about design creep! A hotel but then got an an Eiffel tower added on top because the client wanted it to be built taller, and why not a clock tower, and golden tiles, and lots of LEDs, and can we have a terrace on top of the Eiffel tower, with strobe lights and stuff to make it look grand?

[@matthodel946]

The power of the change order. That's why a $1B project value get upsized to $16B and everyone is cool.

[@abdullahhamidaddin8156]

Just fyi. Those who converted, did so willingly. From my understanding, non-muslims can work in Makkah with a permit

[@crescent1122]

A small correction at 13:34 the Salvator Mundi painting was purchased by an Emarati prince and is currently on display at the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum. Excellent video

[@nuzayerov]

I've had the luck to go to this tower and have ny hotel roon right on the main clock tower. It is undoutedly very nice.

[@ahmed_99x]

0:11 I know it from 2009

[@MiraBilal-l9o]

😅

[@Dishasareen_]

Good boy A+

[@dummy-c8k]

I know since my birth I used to visit from my birth the city of mecca

[@GitaGunanti]

Thank you so much for Your Amazing jobs Great Engineers ❤❤❤❤🙏😊

[@tonners.pettitt9938]

Finally seeing this on a video is great, it's one of the most amazing new builds in years and is genuinely stunning

[@bastiaan7777777]

in years.. dude... 2011 competed...

[@tonners.pettitt9938]

@@bastiaan7777777 I kind of get you but anything since doesn't come close to the beauty of this, most massive infrastructure builds are pretty tacky in my opinion 2011 is pretty new in terms of projects like this

[@muhsinmansoor]

Amazing Narration and Kudos B1M and KSA.

[@MrRedLogan93]

Glad I got to watch this before B1M takes it down or disables comments. lol

[@mho...]

why would he?

[@rafael_lana]

​@@mho...because the comments are mostly (and justifiably) very negative. And this is a video made on demand if I ever seen one.

[@tharqal2764]

@@rafael_lana And then he also shills an investment scammer in the ads

[@usernotfound7481]

⁠@@rafael_lanaDont just spawn the word “justifiably”. Go on, justify the comments

[@tr_2339]

@@rafael_lana nah ppl are just hating cuz they're islamaphobes simple as that, the tower is amazing

[@Atreides69-ev5nw]

Wow that transition to the video sponsor was a master work!

[@YTviewer118]

4:31 - Brother, what the hell is that going to do if you fall? You think it's enough (open) to be secure? As majestic as the structure is, I'm amazed at the people working on it.

[@Khan.WrathOf]

Lotta deaths not on the books building that thing.

[@michaelheckmann3791]

Probably most people in the world haven't heard of it. But with your niche audience that's a bit of a stretch.

[@hamburglar83]

Disgusting. Houses rich hajjis so they dont mingle with the poor. A vanity project overlooking the most holy site for Muslims.

[@MuhammadKharismawan]

its paying for the all the expenses for the mosque. the whole building is donated by the Royal Family for the mosque.

[@bowgurdoc]

Whether the clock tower is there or not, class differences will always be a thing and there will always be fancier hotels than others. No need to be envious of those who have more.

[@derdummeasi]

​@bowgurdoc it's a disgusting building in the wrong place

[@bowgurdoc]

@@derdummeasi Ok, you may have that opinion and that’s fine as it’s just a building and nothing more. As long as the sanctity of the holy sites isn’t compromised, then there’s no issue

[@derdummeasi]

@@bowgurdoc it is compromised. It reminds you of time in a place where you should think about it.

[@muhammad_ali_f1]

Very informative good job B1M

[@querty292]

They say this clock is so fantastic that even when it’s broken, it’s right at least twice a day

[@jakekelly2436]

Maximum twice, at least once.

[@bakkejord14]

​@@jakekelly2436At least twice. For any given time, there exists an AM and a PM for that time.

[@jakekelly2436]

AM and PM, two possibilities in any given day. So a max of twice,, or at least once.

[@bakkejord14]

@@jakekelly2436 Still at least twice a day, and max twiche a day giving exacyly twice a day.

[@vasvas8914]

​@@jakekelly2436when is it NOT twice? I'm curious

[@fhujf]

This has nothing on my Diesel watches.

[@TasteTheRambo]

Haha I, too, have an enormous Diesel watch.

[@tomberishaj4401]

Hilarious loll

[@rdc782]

😂😂😂

[@Abbyravenclaw92]

😂😂

[@Khan.WrathOf]

Bro I just fckin died 🤣🤣🤣💀

[@qmr0n]

Much respect to the construction crew for their hard work

[@saddiqcad]

Great work i appreciate

[@shabbiralam2201]

My relatives came here to makkah from india there hotel was the clock tower that 16 billon dollar it was so clean bathroom is so clean to and tv was so good the view of outside was impersove view

[@ruzicaudovicic5802]

The global competition "whose is bigger" has started! I hope that the another, more valuable one, will start soon: the one, who cares more about human life and the quality of human life.

[@GroundBeef-j6g]

Nevr gonna happen

[@ruzicaudovicic5802]

@GroundBeef-j6g You said.

[@grigorios21]

One thing comes in mind when I see this building: kitsch

[@AVV_Beats]

That's what I think when I see most construction projects in the Gulf.

[@Ubblvx]

@@AVV_Beatswhy

[@rat2244]

@@Ubblvx look at it and you'll see why

[@BVonBuescher]

New money vibes for real… Russians have similar taste

[@kolrhcp]

@@Ubblvx because they're so ugly.

[@westkoastdogg6680]

I think this is my favorite building ever, its just so impressive

[@RichardFraser-y9t]

This is what your petrol and diesel money pays for.

[@akeel6328]

For petrol and diesel?

[@RichardFraser-y9t]

Here comes the bots, doby boby.

[@spaghbol4536]

And that came back in large part because you can only buy this expensive crap in the developed industrial countries, including the engineers who had to convert to Islam for this project.

[@froggerino895]

Yeah, to serve Pilgrims and make their experience the easiest and smoothest during their stay.

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@FunnyClips-x7bdude so stupid he thinks the US literally gives money to NATO

[@mpaulm]

This video is about ten years too late.

[@4M4D-54]

Having been there, I can confirm it’s beautiful and really well put together. Masha’Allah Tabarak’Allah

[@BrianSheppard]

I was very lucky to visit Mecca when I was young. I'm sorry I can't go back and see this.

[@عماد-د8ض3ز]

ليش ماتستطيع

[@LittleMissSmallPaw]

Great work as always but the whole "converted to Islam to be allowed to...." thing already crossed the threshold to not waste a thought about all this. If you don't want to have the West in your city, you don't get their engineering.

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

I wonder how many gay men worked on that thing without the baddies knowing about it.

[@oussamaalaoui9121]

No one forced them you know ?

[@onetwoyankee]

Too bad they chose the 16 billion dollars and didn’t choose to listen to LittleMissSmallPaw whine on the internet 😉

[@aleksmoylan8251]

The UAE is also in Asia

While I can't speak for our communist hockey loving friends to the north, i can assure you Americans call the location of the UAE the Middle East, not Asia.

In political terms, yes. Everyone calls that the middle east. However in geographical sense, as in Continental divide, it is Asia which the original comment was probably referring to.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

and "asia" means only east asia (chinas, koreas, japan, mongolia).

[@reezevlog]

so does half of Turkey……..

So i could see calling it Asian Continent. I understand the geography. But if you say Asia alone in the USA, unless you are talking to a recent immigrant, will be understood as china, japan, koreas, vietnam, indonesia, taiwan, phillipines, laos, cambodia, etc. Not india, not Yemen, not azerbijan, not eastern turkey certainly.

[@moonlander03]

$16 billion for a tower is wild.. 💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@oyssartwaltz5022]

they surely need that capacity to hold the huge crowds of people going there. so it is for practical use not purely for awe.

[@wbzsa]

الأموال التي تنتج عن الاستثمارات في البرج يذهب ريعها إلى أعمال توسعة الحرم المكي

[@waifuhunter9709]

I never thought i could see words of wisdom form nepgear here. Your avatar is beautiful btw

[@rice4550]

Only rich pilgrims use it I’ve seen hundreds in hajj time sleep right outside the tower on the floor in 40C heat

[@oyssartwaltz5022]

@@waifuhunter9709 but this is Neptune.

[@devilmay]

"our clock is bigger than yours"..."compensating a bit much?"

[@theviniso]

A regular sized clock wouldn't be very visible sitting on top of a 600 meters building, now would it?

[@Doesntmatterreally]

Because you don't put clocks on top of skyscrapers

[@TheAilmam]

? You dont need a watch if there's a clock you can see everywhere​@@Doesntmatterreally

[@williamlangeii4012]

Don't they know everyone has a perfect clock in their pocket on their phone? ​@@theviniso

[@robertbraun7155]

​@@thevinisowho will ever look at it for checking the time. Everyone has smart phones. It's all show and no go..

[@Professor_x2c]

Such a stunningly beautiful building

[@idrisiashiyan4615]

Why Some people Crying in comment section😂😂

[@shaikhhasibul1446]

Isn't it obvious, they are jealous that only muslims are only allowed to mekka...😂

[@Udean1901]

Green is also Muhammad pbuh favorite color

[@bartacus4872]

Green is also pdf files favourite colour, funny that.

[@Udean1901]

@@bartacus4872 omg you're the funniest person in the whole world 💩🙊

[@Truthislogical]

​@@bartacus4872be respectful

[@xpari0694]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@bartacus4872 come to think of it your right, priests wear green scarfs when they touch altar boys

[@puntmannoor3403]

@@bartacus4872 Projecting a lot eh? You must be the result of the misbehaviors of one of your priest.

[@dztrader]

they demolished historic sites and pieces of Islamic history to make space for this. also many have died when the crane. collapsed which you failed to me mention in your video

[@A_shay7]

Which historic sites

[@MAZENALBESHRI]

There is nothing but the Turkish castle that was demolished, it is a military castle that has no use. As for the crane that killed people, it has nothing to do with the clock tower, but rather works to expand the Holy Mosque. We thank the Saudis for their great services to serve the pilgrims

[@mattgaming8717]

If convert just to get this off my bucket list. Beautiful.

[@Chualeilei]

Big Al-Ben. Such original cultural richness over there!

[@ashishpatel350]

really hope the airlines can see it. wouldnt want them flying into a tall building

[@aida-luv]

the saudis dont allow any plane to fly above the kaaba

[@alisheikh4698]

@@ashishpatel350 Smartest indian:

[@Mo_T27_SMT]

The scale of this building is exceptionally crazy. I have been lucky enough to be in it

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

So your parents giving you no choice in religion you consider lucky?

[@جلادأهلالمنكر]

​. The only true religion is Islam, rest are invalid expire literally

[@MMT--Games]

​@@PROVOCATEURSKthat is a wild guess with no information to back it up. seriously, what makes you think it is forced?

[@alisheikh4698]

@@PROVOCATEURSK So your parents gave you no choice in following Christianity?

[@UmarKhan-ku8qe]

I have worked in this building back in 2012 , I remember changing 3 lifts just to reach my work place 😊

[@aminmez119]

😂 ماشاء الله، I think you were blessed with that expirience

[@AvinashTavares]

This is not spiritual, is pure ego

[@justinjmader222]

Indeed, its such bad taste.

[@the_son_of_man]

Said the poeple who have the Vatican filled with stolen human history... Yaah right buddy so ego that it's fully islamic and nit just stealing others history... It can be ego but your Vatican is nothing but greed and evil and devilish... F u

[@keviselcli4487]

It's for their moon god😂

[@SFAvgeek]

It’s so ugly.

[@A_shay7]

No one is claiming it's spiritual

[@luli8501]

I was so lucky to journey Mecca and Madinah, and see the clock tower. so beautiful & peaceful..

[@NajiaZ]

In the heart of a vast, timeless desert, that immense clock tower stands as a striking symbol. It beautifully underscores the fleeting nature of time, a reminder that every moment is precious, slipping through our fingers like grains of sand.

[@bittasweetsymphony726]

time does not exist

[@Earl_wolf]

Where did you copy this from?😂😂

[@puneetmishra4726]

Reminds me of Ozymandias

[@RRaae-e6f]

Very important.No better way to spend money.Peoples needs are over stated.

[@MausTheGerman]

Their conversation to Islam was just on paper

[@retrorevival1]

Mecca had already been ruined by the amount of hotels, this tower is just another horrible scar ruining a significant cultural location.

[@BOBK-jf4qx]

The prophecy has to be fulfilled, Saturn - the Ruler of Time - says so!

[@A_shay7]

Would you rather stay in a tent?

[@dorisreynolds9623]

I love the clock building its incredible! Im not muslin but the building is incredible! I believe in all people to have freedom to practice their faith they choose safely!

[@dildarbhai5767]

So much money was spent by the Saudis only to hurt the majesty of the Kaaba, to make the Kaaba look down.

[@ScottSummers-m5l]

It was already look down

[@rashidnassermartinez646]

Any building over 4 stories would look down on the Kaaba, should they have banned 4 story buildings too ?

[@ooooothegreat]

No foreigners allowed, but needed to complete the project 😂

[@qanijees69]

Foreigners?? Do you mean non Muslims? You know this is not a tourist place right.

[@kiimmaritz2827]

Sorry I will never sell my soul to work in mekka and renounce my faith

[@qanijees69]

You sure, how about a million 😂

[@NazyRat]

Nice work 😊😊❤

[@olafzijnbuis]

Why was it not designed and built by locals? They have plenty of people there. Or am I missing something?

[@alisheikh4698]

It is designed by a local. Engineers are foreign.

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

Westerners are just born different.

[@JasperKlijndijk]

Engineering is one of Europe's biggest exports.

[@warror9559]

@@PROVOCATEURSK "Western" is not a country.

[@georgevirtus]

​@@JasperKlijndijk I mean yeah you're right, Europe has many good engineers. One day I hope all of humanity benefits from it when we conquer the stars. Arabs are more poetic and have a warrior culture similar with the Turks we all have different pros and cons.