Jeddah Tower
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| برج جدة | |
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| Former names | Kingdom Tower & Mile-High Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Mixed-use: office, hotel, residential, apartments, observation, retail |
| Architectural style |
Neo-Futurism Megatall skyscraper |
| Location | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 21°44′03″N 39°04′59″E / 21.734103°N 39.082980°ECoordinates: 21°44′03″N 39°04′59″E / 21.734103°N 39.082980°E |
| Construction started | 1 April 2013 |
| Estimated completion | 2020 |
| Cost | SR 4.6 billion (US$1.23 billion) (preliminary) |
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| Management | CBRE Group |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 1,008 m (3,307 ft) (planned) |
| Top floor | 630 m (2,067 ft) |
| Observatory | 637.5 m (2,092 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Reinforced concrete and steel, all-glass façade |
| Floor count | 167 (2 below ground) (252 including uninhabitable "floors" in the spire) |
| Floor area | 243,886 m2 (2,625,167 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 58 (54 single deck and 4 double deck) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Adrian D. Smith, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture |
| Developer | Jeddah Economic Company (JEC) |
| Engineer | Langan International (sub-grade and transportation planning) |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Main contractor | Saudi Binladin Group |
| References | |
Jeddah Tower (Arabic: برج جدة), previously known as Kingdom Tower (برج المملكة) and Mile-High Tower (برج الميل), is a skyscraper under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at a preliminary cost of SR4.6 billion (US$1.23 billion). If completed in 2020 as planned, the Jeddah Tower will reach unprecedented heights becoming the tallest building in the world, as well as the first structure to reach the one-kilometer-high mark.
It will be the centrepiece and first phase of a SR75 billion (US$20 billion) proposed development known as Jeddah Economic City that will be located along the Red Sea on the north side of Jeddah. The development of Jeddah Tower seeks to bring great changes in terms of development and tourism to the city of Jeddah, which is considered the most liberal city in Saudi Arabia.
Initially planned to be 1.6 km (1 mile) high, the geology of the area proved unsuitable for a tower of that height. The design, created by American architect Adrian Smith, who also designed Burj Khalifa, incorporates many unique structural and aesthetic features. The creator and leader of the project is Saudi Arabian Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, the wealthiest man in the Middle East,grandson of Ibn Saud, and nephew of the Kings of Saudi Arabia before him. Al-Waleed is the chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) which is a partner in Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), which was formed in 2009 for the development of Jeddah Tower and City.
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