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Jeddah Tower
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unfinished skyscraper construction project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Tower is an incomplete skyscraper being built in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that has been under construction for several years. The project is notable as an ambitious architectural undertaking in the region, though it remains unfinished and its completion timeline is uncertain.
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Key facts
- Status
- Under construction
- Type
- Mixed-use
- Architectural style
- Neo-futurism
- Location
- Jeddah , Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia
- Construction started
- 1 April 2013 ; 13 years ago ( 2013-04-01 )
- Estimated completion
- August 2028 ; 2 years' time ( 2028-08 )
- Cost
- US$ 1.2 billion
- Owner
- Kingdom Holding Company
- Operator
- CBRE Group
- Architectural
- At least 1,008 m (3,307 ft)
- Roof
- At least 1,008 m (3,307 ft)
- Top floor
- 638 m (2,093 ft)
- Observatory
- 630 and 638 m (2,067 and 2,093 ft) (sky terrace at 630 m (2,067 ft))
- Structural system
- Reinforced concrete and steel, all-glass facade
- Floor count
- 167 floors; 252 levels
- Floor area
- 243,866 m (2,624,950 sq ft)
- Lifts elevators
- 57 (50 single-decked, 7 double-decked) made by Kone + 1 workmen's lift
- Architect
- Adrian Smith
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Jeddah
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Located in
- Jeddah
- Area
- 530000
- Owned by
- Saudi Binladin Group
- Official website
- Burj-jeddah.com
- Image
- Jeddah Tower August 2019 S.Nitzold.jpg
- Height
- 1000
- Has use
- mixed-use development
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- architect
- Adrian Smith
- structural engineer
- Thornton Tomasetti
- main building contractor
- Saudi Binladin Group
- Commons category
- Jeddah Tower
- architectural style
- neo-futurism
- floors above ground
- 200
- number of elevators
- 59
- commissioned by
- CBRE Group
- floors below ground
- 4
- native label
- برج جدة
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Encyclopedic overview
Jeddah Tower is a megatall skyscraper currently under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Located in the north of the city, it is the centrepiece of the Jeddah Economic City project. Jeddah Tower is planned to be the first 1-kilometre-tall (1,000 m; 3,300 ft) building and, upon completion, would become the world’s tallest building or structure, standing at least 180 metres (590 ft) taller than the Burj Khalifa.
Overview
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