IN THE heart of the Middle East lies a megastruture that's bigger than six Big Ben's and boasts the ... 1,972ft tall and is the tallest building in Saudi Arabia - and the fourth-tallest in the ...

With some semblence to Big Ben, no one would be frowned upon for ... But it's actually sitting as one of the world's tallest buildings in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Makkah Royal Clock Tower ...

In its place, the £11.3 billion complex was built and opened in 2012, with the clock tower itself becoming the tallest building in Saudi Arabia at a height of 601 metres. By comparison, Big Ben ...