Makka giant clock tested on Ramadan first in Saudi Arabia

A giant clock in the Muslim holy city of Makka start to tick Wednesday on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan as Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, is testing the edifice with which it aims to set a new time standard. The Royal Clock, designed by German Premiere Composite Technologies company, is sitting atop a skyscraper just 50 meters of the Grand Mosque in the city. The clock was designed...

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Posted by Muhammad Kashif Majeed on Wednesday August 18, 2010 | General Discussion | 1,499 views