These pictures taken by Mohammed Helmi show a glimpse of what the Masjid Al Haram looked like more than 65 years ago. Just goes to show how much has changed.
Al Abbas Gate
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The Mataf area – notice that there was no marble flooring…
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So many birds…
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No queues at the Hajar Al Aswad back then…
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There was a building above the ZamZam well called the ZamZam building…
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And there was also a structure above Maqam Ibrahim.
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