Reverse Culture Shock

Arabian Construction

SAUDI ARABIA | Friday, 5 July 2013 | Views [1124]

Saudi Arabia's dependence on cheap foreign labour means that The Makkah Development Plan, at a cost of 26.6bn, is being constructed by the thousands of men hailing from South Asia. Construction tends to break in the daytime due to the intense Arabian heat.

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Travelers of less means often spend the whole day in and around the Grand Mosque, with their hotels a far distance from the Mosque. Affordable and nearby hotels are less available with the construction phase, as older accommodations have been demolished.

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Old Makkah, as seen here, has been grazed over for new hotels. Unfortunately, this has erased much of the architectural and cultural history of the city.

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Reverse Culture Shock

Arabian Construction

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