A Sense of Scale

When I read that the diameter of the clock face atop <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraj_Al_Bait">Abraj Al Bait</a> (aka Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel, 2012) in Mecca is 46 meters (150 feet), I knew that meant it is big. But how big? To answer that I made this illustration:<br /><br /><img alt="clocks.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/clocks.jpg" title="Clock Faces" /><br />[comparative illustration by archidose | image sources, top to bottom: <a href="http://circumsolatious.blogspot.com/2009/08/coordination.html">Big Ben</a>, <a href="http://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/1566-0209128">Met Life</a>, <a href="http://zabzabat.blogspot.com/2010/08/four-faced-clock-atop-abraj-al-bait.html">Abraj Al Bait</a>]<br /><br />(See the Clock Tower Hotel <a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=JZeVAxSMQLs%3d&tabid=4212&language=en-GB">in context with other 2012 tall buildings</a>, via CTBUH.)

A Sense of Scale

When I read that the diameter of the clock face atop Abraj Al Bait (aka Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel, 2012) in Mecca is 46 meters (150 fe...

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