>>1862493They tore down an old Ottoman castle to build a hotel for pilgrims. That's one with the giant clock. I can kind of understand not wanting to look at relics of the empire that once conquered your civilization, but they've done the same thing to a bunch of mosques, tombs and shrines from the time of the Prophet.
>>1859240They were a few megaprojects like this in the Gulf during the 2000s. Then the bubble burst in 08 and they all went under. I predict the same thing will happen here.