King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, features the Hajj Terminal—an open building using fiberglass and fabric tents suspended from tapering steel pylons which covers more area (40.5 hectares) than any roof in the world. It was built for Muslim pilgrims voyaging to Mecca for Hajj or Umrah.
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