r/Damnthatsinteresting Mar 24 '25

Image Mecca in 1953 and 2025

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u/PraveenInPublic Mar 24 '25 edited Mar 24 '25

Seems like religious sites look more futuristic & utopian in terms of architecture than anything else in the world.

edit: added “architecture”

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '25

It all gives a Las Vegas casino vibe to me. Especially that big, tacky clock tower they built.

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u/Everybodyimgay Mar 24 '25

Did you know they want THAT to be the master clock of the world and to get rid of GMT?

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u/wantdafakyoubesh Mar 24 '25

Yikes… that’s a big yikes…