Skyscraper · Saudi Arabia
How much did Abraj Al Bait cost to build?
Abraj Al Bait, officially listed by the Council on Vertical Urbanism as the Abraj Al-Bait Endowment, is a seven-tower hotel, residential and retail complex beside the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Its central Makkah Royal Clock Tower reaches 601 metres and was completed in 2012. CNN Travel reported a US$15 billion cost for the whole complex in January 2013; the figure is a published secondary-source estimate, not an audited final account.
Reported project cost
$15 billion
Cost basis: 2013
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2013
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- Floor areaCouncil on Vertical Urbanism (The Skyscraper Center)
- 310,638 m²
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