Jeddah Tower

Jeddah Tower
برج جدة
Jeddah Tower under construction in September 2025
General information
StatusUnder construction
Type
  • Office
  • hotel
  • residential
  • apartments
  • observation
  • retail
Architectural styleNeo-futurism
LocationJeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates21°44′02.4″N 39°04′58.5″E / 21.734000°N 39.082917°E / 21.734000; 39.082917
Construction started1 April 2013 (2013-04-01)
Estimated completion2028 (2028)
Cost100 billion SAR
(US$26 billion)[1]
OwnerJeddah Economic Company; Kingdom Real Estate Development
ManagementCBRE Group
Height
ArchitecturalAt least 1,008 m (3,307 ft)
RoofAt least 1,008 m (3,307 ft)
Top floor668 m (2,192 ft) (if completed as planned)
Observatory652 m (2,139 ft)
Technical details
Structural systemReinforced concrete and steel, all-glass façade
Floor count168[2][3]
Floor area243,866 m2 (2,624,950 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators59 (55 single deck and 4 double deck),[4][5] made by Kone[6]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Adrian Smith
DeveloperJeddah Economic Company (JEC)[8]
EngineerLangan International (sub-grade and transportation planning)[7]
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti
Main contractorSaudi Binladin Group
References
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Jeddah Tower or Burj Jeddah (Arabic: برج جدة, pronounced [burdʒ dʒadːa]), also known as the Kingdom Tower, is a skyscraper under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is planned to be the first 1-kilometre-tall (3,281 ft) building and would be the world's tallest building or structure upon completion, standing 180 m (591 ft) taller than the Burj Khalifa.[9][10] Located in the north side of Jeddah, it is the centrepiece of the Jeddah Economic City project.

The design, created by American architect Adrian Smith, who also designed the Burj Khalifa, incorporates many unique structural and aesthetic features. The creator and leader of the project is Saudi Arabian prince Al-Waleed bin Talal,[11] a grandson of Ibn Saud, and nephew of the kings of Saudi Arabia after Ibn Saud. Al-Waleed is the chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), which is a partner in the Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), which was formed in 2009 for the development of Jeddah Tower and City.[12]

Progress towards construction was halted in January 2018, when building owner JEC stopped structural concrete work. At the time, about one third of the tower had been built. The halt stemmed from labor problems with a contractor following the 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge. In September 2023, a new request for proposals was issued for completion of the project.[13] After almost five years of inactivity, development work on the project resumed in 2023.[14] Construction restarted in January 2025, and is expected to be complete by 2028.[15]

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  8. ^ Nambiar, Sona (2 August 2011). "Kingdom Tower to pip reigning champ Burj Khalifa by 173 m". Emirates 24/7. Dubai Media Incorporated. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
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  13. ^ Fakharany, Nour (4 October 2023). "World's Tallest Skyscraper Resumes Construction After a 5-Year Hiatus in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia". ArchDaily. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Jeddah developer restarts world's tallest tower". MEED. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Jeddah Tower: Construction officially restarts on world's tallest skyscraper". Construction Briefing. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
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