12.12.2012
Spider up the tower
TCA Lift has delivered a 42 metre Falcon FS420 spider lift to the Abraj Al-Bait Tower, also known as the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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The spider is lifted
The 76 storey building, is the second highest after Dubai’s Burj Khalifa at 600 metres, it is also the tallest clock tower in the world, has the world's largest clock face and is the building with largest surface area.
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The Abraj Al-Bait Tower, also known as the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower
The tower also includes an Islamic Museum and a Lunar Observation Centre which will also be used to sight the moon during the Holy Months.
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The Falcon is lifted 400 metres above the holy city
The new lift will be used for cleaning and inside maintenance of the museum. Before the unit was ordered a large number of calculations were made as to its ability to move across the floor tiles in the museum.
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The lift is landed on the museum balcony
The lift was lifted onto the museum balcony some 400 metres up the tower, while one of the cranes remained on site.
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The 42 metre Falcon gets ready to drive into the building
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