A four-faced clock, atop the Abraj Al-Bait Towers is seen under construction in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Thursday Aug. 12, 2010. 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 four-faced clock tower will top a massive skyscraper that when completed will be around 1,970 feet (600 meters) tall, the second tallest in the world after Dubai's Burj Khalifa. The complex overlooks Mecca's famed Grand Mosque, which Muslims worldwide face during their five daily prayers and is part of Saudi efforts to develop the city visited by millions of pilgrims every year. (AP Photo/Essa Mohammad)
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