![]() The prince is the main contributor to this project, as he is known to be one of the wealthiest men in the world. The idea of Kingdom Tower is accredited to the Prince of Saudi Arabia, Al-Waleed bin Talal, whom also owns Kingdom Holding Company. Instead, the company settled for the kilometer high title, where on August 2, 2011, Kingdom Holding announced that construction would commence soon, as the support for the tower had finally been gathered. However, the foundation where the Kingdom Holding Company wanted to build the tower was not stable enough to support such a large project. Plans for Kingdom Tower have been circulating since 2008, when it was originally named the "Mile-High Tower," for the obvious reason that it was going to be a mile high. Kingdom Tower will be the first part in a new project called Kingdom City, a planned suburb of Jeddah, with plans to eventually become a new city entirely. In contrast, the Burj Khalifa is only 828 m (2,717 ft) high. ![]() The consultants at Advanced Construction Technology Services state that the new tower will be approximately 1 km (3,300 ft) high, which is significantly taller than the current Guinness World Record holder, the Burj Khalifa. After its completion, Kingdom Tower will be the tallest building in the world, according to Construction Weekly. The tower is being built in Jeddah, a major port city on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. Jeddah Tower, or Kingdom Tower is a skyscraper that is under construction. Langan International (sub-grade and transportation planning) Smith, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Reinforced concrete and steel, all-glass façadeĥ9 (55 single deck and 4 double deck), made by KONE Īdrian D. Jeddah Economic Company Kingdom Real Estate DevelopmentĦ68 m (2,192 ft) (if completed as planned) SR10 billion (US$10.23 billion) (preliminary)
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