Two New Crescents Installed on Grand Mosque Minarets

At the Grand Mosque in Makkah, two new crescents have been added to the minarets close to the King Abdulaziz Gate.

The massive crescents are covered in gilded glass and constructed of carbon fibre that has been moulded over an interior iron core.

Mohammed Al-Waqdani, undersecretary of the Projects and Engineering Studies Agency at the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, said the crescents were considered among the most prominent features of Islamic and Grand Mosque architecture.

In addition to the Kaaba, Black Stone, Zamzam Well, Maqam Ibrahim, and the hills of Safa and Marwa, the Grand Mosque contains 13 minarets.