
09/08/2025
Social media platforms in Saudi Arabia are abuzz with viral photos of a unique Muslim prayer space located at the top of Makkah’s iconic Royal Clock Tower hotel. The small prayer room, known as a musalla, is perched at an extraordinary height of 600 meters above ground and lies just 500 meters away from the Holy Kaaba.
Situated inside the crescent of the Royal Clock Tower — the world’s tallest clock — this sacred space is nestled precisely within the letter “ل” (Lām) of the Arabic phrase "الله أكبر" (Allah Akbar, meaning “God is the Greatest”). The letter itself has a massive diameter of 23 meters.
This musalla holds the distinction of being the closest elevated prayer spot to the Kaaba, the spiritual heart of Islam, visited by over a billion Muslims for worship each year.