Attractions
This building is in Saudi Arabia which is called "Kingdom Centre Tower." It is located in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. It is the third tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia and the world's third tallest building with a hole in it (992 feet). The "Kingdom Centre Tower" contains a shopping mall, a hotel (Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh), and a sky bridge at the very top.
The Abraj Al-Bait (also called Mecca Royal Clock Tower) is what they call mega tall clock tower. Currently this building is the world's third tallest building (1,971 feet tall). But the clock on it is the world's largest one. The Abraj Al-Bait Towers has a five story shopping mall and have permanent residents living in it. The developer of this building is the Saudi Binladin Group (Saudi Arabia's largest construction company).
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The King Fahd Causeway are a lot of bridges and causeways to connect Saudi Arabia with Bahrain. The two countries wanted to build it for generations. It was when King Saud visited on a official visit to Bahrain when he wanted to connect both kingdoms. It started being built on November 11,1982 and it was open to the public on November 12, 1986. The total length of the bridge is 25 kilometers, or 16 miles.