Now this is something i'm not angry at. You did a great job at this. I went there last January, its really big.

Oh does that mean you're a muslim? or are your parents muslims?

I mean it's not allowed for non believers to visit that place even if for work or vacation (well unless if you were Saudi then they won't find out if you were or not).

I am a muslim. Peace! X3

Asala'amu alaykum.

And seriously it's kinda fucked up when you think about it.

Isn't that like desacrating a holy place or something?

I can't imagine the Vatican building a Holiday Inn right next to St Peter's square o_0

Well, thats not so bad particularly, I mean it is a city. Should you have only a place of worship and nothing for several blocks to give it proper space? And if you did, would it be any worse having a holiday inn bordering empty space so thats the first thing you come across leaving it? I'd think it is probably a little more insulting making the hotel 1000x bigger and more elaborate then the place of worship that is supposed to house the people coming to worship there.

True , it would be less obvious in St peters square than at the Mecca , but still would look terrible.

The hotel next to the Mecca however is just craziness though.

It,s mega huge right next to the tiny Mecca buildings.

Lol you can't go there for holiday unless if you were Muslim or Saudi. it's just the rule , you'll know what I mean if you tried to visit that place.

Wow! You can,t visit the Mecah unless you're a muslim?

Congratulations to them on their open-ness /sarcasm

There are highway signs with "All non-moslems exit here" on them leading to Mecca.

Hehe, it looks nice and almost apocalyptic. :)

bgn made an epic!

It's really just a subtle way to join on the Muhammad day, isn't it? X3
Tis awesome.

It's there for the super rich muslims to pray from the comfort of their hotel rooms. Not many others know that luxury.

Interesting micro-documentary on the subject: http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-vice-gu...../mecca-diaries

Super rich? lol I wouldn't say that. some hotels costs around 200$ US dollars a night. it just depend on what hotel you're visiting and what kind of room you're looking for.

And beside I don't think you would go there for a holiday, it's a holy place to worship so I guess you don't need more than a night or two there.

I'm guessing this was for Draw Muhammad day?

Another Capitalist exploitation of people's fear of eternity, death and retrobution

Once finished it'll be the third tallest building in the world behind the Burj Khalifa (completed and the tallest building EVER built: height 828 meters) and the Shanghai Tower which will be completed in 2014 (proposed height: 632 meters). It'll also be the largest building ever constructed in terms of sheer mass. :)

I feel like I may have asked this before, but are you an architecture student or something? Your work is always so professional and detailed. ^^

Nope. No student.
I first started out drawing buildings and cities when I was little though. ;D

Deep. Nice.

Heheh. this is Awesome.

These buildings will beat the Empire State building by miles, in terms of slave laborers used in its construction.

Yeah it does have to be big because there is hardly any space to make more bulidings. You don't know how crowded it gets over there especially in Al Hajj season.

Nice picture by the way ^^

Wow this is a beautiful pic! Great work! :O

It kinda looks nice, like some harmonious thing with modern and ancient...

Arab architecs should put a minaret in the top of each tower so they won't look too western

So... you depicted the prophet Muhammad? :|

I don't think Muslims wear turbans

Saudi/Yemeni/Syrian folklore dressing says hi

One hast been edumacated

As a Muslim myself, I find the tower a bloody eye-soar.

Moneh.