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what are the dimensions of the holy mosque in mecca?

est - 2006-02-28 09:35:37 - History

Latest re-built structure, size in meters of open yard, (x, y, z) and of structure itself; long wide high. Please it is for an essay, it is difficult to find info about the measures of this great building.

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Masjid Al Haram is open on the top and has a yard which is surrounded by three rows of domes. The domes number five hundred and are supported by 462 pillars, of which 218 are made of slender marble, 224 are carved from a stone called Hajjar-i-shams, six or eight angled, and yellow-colours. Masjid Al Haram has an oblong form, its north wall is 164 meters long, south wall 146 meters long, east wall 106 meters long, and west wall 124 meters long. Saudis in 1375 [1955 A.D.] extended these four walls, so that Safa and Marwa were included in the Masjid. Hence, the mosque became 160,000 square meters.

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Masjid Al Haram is open on the top and has a yard which is surrounded by three rows of domes. The domes number five hundred and are supported by 462 pillars, of which 218 are made of slender marble, 224 are carved from a stone called Hajjar-i-shams, six or eight angled, and yellow-colours. Masjid Al Haram has an oblong form, its north wall is 164 meters long, south wall 146 meters long, east wall 106 meters long, and west wall 124 meters long. Saudis in 1375 [1955 A.D.] extended these four walls, so that Safa and Marwa were included in the Masjid. Hence, the mosque became 160,000 square meters.