The facts and figures

About The Clock Towers

The Clock Towers welcomes more than 20 million visitors a year. An iconic landmark, it’s home to the world’s largest hotel complex and Makkah’s largest retail space, with over 600 outlets spread across seven floors. The Makkah Clock Royal Tower is also the world’s tallest clock tower and can accommodate up to 60,000 visitors at a time.

 

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 On-premises access control

 

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 Video management integrated

 

Legacy system replaced

 

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 Local support

The challenge

Millions of visitors to protect

With so many visitors each year and such a large, complex site, The Clock Towers team needed a physical access control system they could fully rely on. And would allow them to manage more than 4000 doors seamlessly and keep a close eye on security events in real time. They also needed to migrate data safely and accurately from their existing access control system, and make the switch to a new system with minimal downtime.

Skyline with Abraj Al Bait (Royal Clock Tower Makkah) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

What they did

High-security access, locally supported

The Clock Towers chose to install AEOS physical access control with Nedap card readers. An on-premises system, AEOS is known for offering high levels of security. They also integrated a video management system to give a real-time view of events with video verification. And Nedap’s network of local, certified partners means they have fast access to technical support whenever they need it.

Key benefits

Reliable, with a real-time view

  • High-security, on-premises access control.
  • A flexible, futureproof system.
  • Video management integration gives real-time view and verification.
  • Local, certified support.
  • Seamless migration from legacy systems.
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