Future building in Makkah aims to match heritage
Future development in the Muslim sacred city of Makkah willbe more in tune with traditional architecture, the mayor says, but for nowresidents worry that Islam’s holiest sites are disappearing behind skyscrapers. The historic city, the birthplace of Islam, is studded withdozens of yellow and red cranes and metal scaffolding aimed at increasing hotelspace and improving facilities to make the annual hajj pilgrimage safer andeasier.
