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With constant growth in the number of Hajj pilgrims in Mecca, new hotels were built around [[Masjid al-Haram]]. For example now it is expected that twenty six hotels to be built with thirteen thousand rooms which will increase the capacity of city for pilgrims. Also the first phase of monorail on the way of Mecca to [[Mina]], [['Arafat]] and [[Muzdalifa]] has started in 2010. The Clock Tower is one of the new structures in Mecca which is the biggest clock tower in the world with four clock faces. Construction of such high buildings around Masjid al-Haram have been criticized in the world of Islam, as they believe such buildings are disrespectful to [[Ka'ba]] and Masjid al-Haram.

In the late 2011 a new expansion plan of Masjid al-Haram started in order to add more mataf (circumambulation areas) spaces in two floors around [[Ka'ba]] to accommodate more pilgrims for [[Tawaf]]. Its first floor is three to four meters high and the second floor is thirteen meters high. Building of such structures have brought new fiqh issues about Tawaf. According to Shi'ite faqihs, performing Tawaf in the first floor is right, but some believe only those with difficulties and disabilities are allowed to perform Tawaf in the second floor of Masjid al-Haram.