A view of Tokyo Skytree, the world’s tallest broadcasting tower at 634 metres (2080 feet), in Tokyo in this photo taken by Kyodo on May 21, 2012. The tower opened to the public on Tuesday, with hundreds of people entering the tower and its large shopping mall. Picture taken May 21, 2012. Mandatory Credit REUTERS/Kyodo
Today, the world’s tallest tower is open for the public.
The tower is located in Tokyo, Japan and was named Tokyo Skytree.
It is about 634 meters or 2080 feet tall.
The second tallest was Canton Tower in China which is about 600 meters or 1,968 1/2 feet tall.
But, Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper and not a tower.
The Skytree will serve as a broadcasting tower for television and radio.
It is a very beautiful building.
Visitors wait in front of the entrance of the Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The world’s tallest tower and Japan’s biggest new landmark opened to the public on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)The Tokyo Sky Tree soars in Tokyo Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The world’s tallest freestanding broadcast structure that stands 634-meter (2,080 feet) will open to the public in May. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)The 634-metre-tall Tokyo Sky Tree tower stands in eastern TokyoThe 634-metre (2080-feet) Tokyo Sky Tree is seen in Tokyo before its completion the following day, in this photo taken by Kyodo on February 28, 2012. The world’s tallest tower was completed on Wednesday, Kyodo reported. Picture taken February 28, 2012. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/KyodoThe 634-metre (2080-feet) Tokyo Sky Tree, world’s tallest broadcasting tower, is illuminated by LED lights to to mourn victims of March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami and 1945’s great Tokyo air raids during World War II in Tokyo March 10, 2012, a day before the disaster’s one-year anniversary. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11 last year unleashed a tsunami that killed about 16,000 and triggered the world’s worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl. About 326,000 people are still homeless and nearly 3,300 remain unaccounted for. Mandatory Credit REUTERS/Kyodo
The world's biggest clock is seen under construction in the Holy City of Mecca August 11, 2010. REUTERS/Hassan AliThe four-faced clock, atop the Abraj Al-Bait Towers, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The clock faces are 43 × 43 m (141 × 141 ft). Saudi Arabia will test what it is billing as the world's largest clock in the holy city of Mecca during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the official news agency reported Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. The tallest tower in the complex will stand as the tallest building in Saudi Arabia, tallest and largest hotel in the world, with a planned height of 601 m (1,972 ft), including a 200 ft spire. Upon completion, the structure would have the largest floor area of any structure in the world with 1,500,000 m2 (16,150,000 sq ft) of floorspace. (AP Photo/ Saudi Press Agency) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES **
Here are the pictures of the biggest clock in the world.
This clock tower is taller than the Big Ben in London.
It is a 4 faced clock.
The clock is at the top of the Abraj Al-Bait Towers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Mecca is the muslim’s Holy City.
The size of the clock is 43 x 43m (141 x 141 ft)
On Tuesday, August 10, 2010 the official news agency reported that Saudi Arabia will be testing the clock during the Ramadhan.
Abraj Al-Bait Towersis going to be the second tallest building in the world after Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
The tower’s height is going to be about 601m(1,972 ft).
At night, the faces of the clocks would be green in colour.
They can be seen from very far away.
Below are more pictures of the biggest clock in the world.
The under construction four-faced clock, atop the Abraj Al-Bait Towers is seen in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Wednesday Aug. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Essa Mohammad)The four-faced clock tower is seen under construction in the Holy City of Mecca August 11, 2010. REUTERS/Hassan AliThe four-faced clock, atop the Abraj Al-Bait Towers is seen overlooking the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Wednesday Aug. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Essa Mohammad)The under construction four-faced clock, atop the Abraj Al-Bait Towers is seen overlooking the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Wednesday Aug. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Essa Mohammad)The four-faced clock, atop the Abraj Al-Bait Towers is seen overlooking the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Wednesday Aug. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Essa Mohammad)A view shows the four-faced clock tower under construction in the Holy City of Mecca August 11, 2010. REUTERS/Hassan AliAn artist's impression, released by the Saudi Press Agency on August 10, 2010, shows what the four-faced clock tower in the Holy City of Mecca will look like when finished. The clock, billed as the world's biggest with a diameter of 40 meters (130 feet), will sit atop the second highest building in the world, after Dubai's Burj Khalifa, with a height of around 600 meters (1,970 feet ). REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout
An artist’s impression, released by the Saudi Press Agency on August 10, 2010, shows what the four-faced clock tower in the Holy City of Mecca will look like when finished. REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout
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