Twelve towers, 10,000 rooms and 70 restaurants, plus helipads and a full-size convention center: That's the plan for Abraj Kudai, a complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, that's set to become the world's largest hotel by room count when it opens in 2017.Designed by architectural firm Dar Al-Handasah, the $3.5 billion site is currently under construction and will stretch across 1.4 million square meters.
The towers will house 10,000 hotel rooms, according to DesignMENA.Currently, Las Vegas is home to the world's largest hotel in terms of the number of guest rooms.On its website, Dar Al Handasah states: 'With a total site area of approximately 60,000 m² and total built-up area of around 1.4 million m².
The project is a residential and commercial complex that consists of a large podium topped by 12 towers accommodating several elements such as a podium housing a bus station, a shopping mall, restaurants and food courts, a convention center and car parks.
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