Exactly 45 years ago, Mecca Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest place, was taken over by 200 armed men led by preacher Juhayman ...

Construction has begun on a cube-shaped skyscraper that will be the world's largest building when completed and big enough to fit 20 Empire State Buildings ...

Twenty Empire State Buildings will be able to fit inside the massive building, which has already courted controversy.

Saudi Arabia has begun construction on ... The shape of the Mukaab has been criticised for its likeness to the Kaaba in the holy city of Mecca. Muslims around the world pray towards the building ...

But it's actually sitting as one of the world's tallest buildings in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Makkah Royal Clock Tower, a staggering 600m high, features a hotel, the world’s biggest clock and ...

Hajj pilgrims perform the tawaf ifadah around the Kaaba at the Masjidil Haram, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday ...

The Mukaab's architectural inspiration is drawn from Saudi Arabia's traditional and ... with some critics noting its resemblance to the Kaaba in Mecca, Islam's most sacred site.

By Muslim Mirror Staff Saudi Arabia has started construction on “The Mukaab,” an ambitious 400-meter-tall, cube-shaped ...