Minaret proposal: Plans are mooted to build a new minaret on the mount, the first of its kind for 600 years. King Abdullah II of Jordan announced a competition to design a fifth minaret for the walls of the Temple Mount complex. He said it would reflect the Islamic significance and sanctity of the mosque. The scheme, estimated to cost $300,000, is for a seven-sided tower - after the seven-pointed Hashemite star - and at , it would be taller than the next-largest minaret. The minaret would be constructed on the eastern wall of the Temple Mount near the Golden Gate.