Masjid Al Haram Expansion Project 2020



Al haram mosque main building extension.

Masjid al haram expansion project 2020. Muhammad hamed reuters king sa. The new project is envisioned to complete around the year 2020 with interim milestones that will be achieved from now until then. The modern expansion included 300 000 square metres of space towards the north west of existing structures.

Saudi arabia has received more than 95 million pilgrims over 50 years and the kingdom plans to host 30 million pilgrims per year uae. Another aerial view of makkah s expansion project. The last renovation took place in 2015 in response to a royal decree that was issued by king salman.

ا ل م س ج د ٱل ح ر ام romanized. The expansion project due to be completed. Bab as salam masjid al haram.

New mecca project 2020 masjid al haram. The sacred mosque also known as the great mosque of mecca is a mosque that surrounds the kaaba in mecca in the makkah province of saudi arabia it is a site of pilgrimage in the hajj which every muslim must do at least once in their lives if able and is also the main phase. It can accommodate 1 2 million worshippers including a multi level extension on the north side of the complex new stairways and tunnels a gate named after king abdullah lower left.

This will mark the saudi government s third expansion of the great mosque of mecca al haram mosque. Malik abdullah ibn abdulaziz expansion of masjid al haram 2008 till date ce. The expansion plan will go through five main phases.

Officials say a record 750 000 people performed the umrah the pilgrimage to mecca last month and six million people are expected to visit this year. Baab as salaam arabic باب السلام pronounced as bāb assalām is one of the gates at the masjid al haram at makkah al mukkarammah this phrase in arabic when literally translated into english means gate of peace. It has been a tradition for first time visitors to the mosques to enter the masjid al haram through this gate.

According to the architect s journal norman foster british architect and zaha hadid iraqi architect have been assigned to work on finalizing the architecture of the new mosque.