![]() ![]() Apart from these two, Adrian Smith has been involved in other skyscrapers around the world. Adrian Smith, an American architecture who also designed the Burj Khalifa, developed the architectural design currently used in the building. However, king Holdings Company was swift enough to reject and declare the news null. In 2009, there were reports that the construction of the building was put on hold due to the global financial crisis of 2008-2009. One thing was however clear, that it would surpass Burj Khalifa in height. At this time, it was still in its planning stage and the ideal height for the building was not open. The idea of the construction of the tower started in 2008. The whole Jeddah economic city project is designed by a kingdom holding company owned by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal that was specifically started for the tower and the city. The tower will have a commercial and residential place occupying 57 million feet featuring homes, hotels and offices.Īdrian smith proposed the current design of the building in 2010 and its construction was expected to commence in 2012 but the geological structure of the surrounding area posed a challenge to its construction and construction commenced four years later.Ĭonstruction was to be in three phases first is the construction of the Jeddah Tower, the second phase looking into infrastructure and the third phase is yet to be revealed.ĭespite being located in a desert, the tower will be the centerpiece of the Jeddah economic city, a government approved project in Jeddah to be a host of residential and commercial buildings which will be established in the region. Upon its completion, Jeddah Tower will be the tallest building in the world with a height of over 1 kilometer and a total construction area of 530,000 squares meters. We are beginning to worry if we’d ever get to see the construction of the world’s first structure above one kilometer in height.The Jeddah tower, previously known as the kingdom tower is a skyscraper nearing its completion in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Six years after it was scheduled to open, the Jeddah Tower, the crown jewel of a massive construction project in Saudi Arabia’s second-largest city, is still a shell. Unfortunately, in late 2018 contractor labor disputes and the 2020 COVID epidemic put a halt to those efforts. Alwaleed bin Talal, the main financial backer of the Jeddah Tower, and some of his partners in the Saudi Binladin Group were among the eleven Saudi princes arrested after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (also known as MBS) launched a sweeping anti-corruption “purge” in an aggressive move to consolidate power.Ĭonstruction on the Jeddah Tower restarted in 2018 with an anticipated 2020 completion date, and the men were later released after paying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines.Īccording to CNN, Mounib Hammoud, CEO of Jeddah Economic Company, announced that construction on the skyscraper, retail mall, and other projects will begin in 2020. The foundation of the world’s tallest building steadily ascended until 2017, when a political upheaval struck Saudi Arabia. Construction above ground began in September 2014. ![]() Construction on the tower began on April 1, 2013. It took more than a year to create the vast foundation for the Jeddah Tower, which featured concrete pilings that were 10 feet (3 meters) in diameter and length than a football field.
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