Presented in 10 languages, the "First House" exhibit sheds light on the history of the construction of the Kaaba in different ...

A former official with the government’s Pilgrim Experience Programme tells me there must also be a focus on education.

What are the best city building games? There’s nothing more relaxing than sitting down for an afternoon of city building games. We’ve lost countless hours lining up buildings just how we like ...

On the eve of the 1987 hajj pilgrimage, around 400 people were killed in the clashes between mostly Iranian Shia pilgrims, ...

Kate Otten, the founding architect of Kate Otten Architects, talks about the Houghton Jumu'ah Mosque by Muhammad Mayet Architects + Urban Designers and Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil.

A notable piece in the collection is a historical mobile stairway that once provided access to the elevated door of the Holy Kaaba. This staircase, about 5 meters in length and 4 meters in height, is ...

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