A rare portrait of the Ka'bah sighting while without a cloth

The rare exterior image was immortalized in 1940. At that time the Saudi Arabian government needed about 22 million riyals to build a kiswah. The work was too difficult at that time and took 10 months.

Kiswah made with pure silk. Consisting of 47 scrolls, has a length of 14 meters and weighs 670 kilograms. In addition, 10 kilograms of silver coated with pure gold silk wire.