It’s been 14 years since the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, formally opened to the public for the first time.
The high rise in Dubai, UAE, remains at a surprising 828 m (2,716 ft 6 in) and holds various Guinness World Records titles.
Burj Khalifa was built on 6 December 2004 and was formally opened on December 4, 2010. Its status as the world’s tallest building even saw it accepted into the Hall of Fame.
Nonetheless, from the vibe of things, Burj Khalifa could lose the title as the world’s tallest building. There is another structure at present under construction in Saudi Arabia which even before it is completed, obviously it is much taller than the Burj Khalifa.
Jeddah Tower, also called Kingdom Tower, is purportedly going to be over 1,000 m (1 km; 3,281 ft) tall. The Jeddah Economic Company building will be a mixture of luxury housing, office space, serviced apartments and luxury condominiums.
It is also said that it will house the “world’s highest observatory,” though the University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory, which is the world’s highest astronomical observatory and stands at an elevation of 5,640 meters (18,503 feet), currently holds this record.
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A hotel, luxury residences, office space, observation decks, restaurants, and health facilities are all part of the Burj Khalifa. As a result, if the Jeddah Tower does indeed end up being taller, it take other records from the • Tallest building – 828 m (2,716 ft 6 in)
• Most floors in a building – 163
• Highest outdoor observation deck – 555.7 m (1,823 ft 1.9 in)
• Highest fireworks on a building – set on New Year’s Eve 2015 when fireworks erupted from every side of the top of the building
• Tallest freestanding structure – 828 m (2,716 ft 6 in)
• Largest LED-illuminated façade – 44,956.77 m² (483,910 sq ft)
• Highest residential apartments – 385 m (1,263 ft)
• Tallest man-made structure on land – 828 m (2,716 ft 6 in)
• Tallest man-made structure on land ever – 828 m (2,716 ft 6 in)
The construction of Jeddah Tower is allegedly expected to cost around $1.23 billion.
Situated on the north side of Jeddah, it will be the centrepiece of the Jeddah Economic City project, previously known as Kingdom City, a 5,202,570 m² (56,000,000 sq ft) site of commercial and residential properties estimated to be costing $20 billion.
Construction of the Jeddah Tower only resumed in 2023 following five years of inactivity. However, no timeline for completion has been announced.
