1. Longest roof span – 318 meters.
2. Deepest foundation for a church building/auditorium – 21 meters.
3. Largest diagrid structure.
4. Largest dome.
5. Largest combination of indoor ACs (second only to the Kaaba).
6. Largest indoor arena/largest footprint.
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7. Indoor arena with the most toilets – 1,200 (second only to Wembley with 2,600).
8. Building with the most electronic movement systems (elevator, escalator, travelator) – 128.
These are massive architectural feats.
If this isn’t worth celebrating as a nation and continent, I doubt what is. Imagine if this facility were built in Dubai—the noise would have been massive, regardless of whether it’s a religious center or not.
Let’s learn to celebrate what’s ours.
