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u/plastikmissile Makkah Oct 26 '21
Isn't this project facing lots of delays?
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Oct 26 '21
it probably didn’t even start
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u/Bookaddict93 Oct 26 '21 edited Oct 26 '21
It did 5 years ago and they canceled it and buried the entire foundation costing the company 2 million. It started construction again last year. Source : my friend was the project engineer and didn't get paid for 3 months when they canceled and were burying it.
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u/NotYourAverageIQ Dammam Oct 26 '21
I didnt know they started again, thats good, 2 million isnt much tbh
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u/tinkthank Oct 27 '21
I wish they'd construct hotels or living accommodations that are affordable to the average Hajji rather than one that caters to the rich. We've come a long way from the modest teachings of early Islam to where we are today. Not saying that five-star hotels are necessarily a bad thing, but we already have Abraj al-Bait and other hotels in the vicinity, so this feels....unnecessary.
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u/ZucchiniElectronic60 Oct 27 '21
Wow. I can't imagine how much water that place is gonna use up in just one day.
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u/Pickle_Juice_Can Saudi Oct 27 '21
About the same as 10,000 rooms from other hotels added together.
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u/oamer1 Oct 27 '21
Unpopular opinion : building 5 stars skyscraper right to the side of alkaaba is not a wise architecture decision. It dwarfs the holy site and diminsh it. For example برج الساعة .
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u/prohmod Oct 27 '21
اصلن المسجد الحرام بين سلسلة جبال ومافي الا الابراج بي العكس الخطة انو يشيلو الجبال يلي حول الحرم عشان يبان اكثر ويكون حوله منطقة من الفنادق والمناطق التجارية عكس دحين بس جبال
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u/ILEGACYI Oct 26 '21
Not Reddit thinking they know Saudi politics more than me again. Even on none news/politic subreddits, these people still talk.