5 Surprising Facts About The Abraj Al Bait Towers, The World’s Largest Clock

This architectural wonder is criminally underrated in the West

A photo of the clock in question (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The The Abraj Al Bait Towers are remarkable for many reasons. Opening in 2012, the complicated tangle of spires, towers, clocks and high rises quickly became one of the most amazing examples of modern architecture and engineering…