Kingdom Tower, Saudi Arabia, to be towering upto
1 kilometre! :O
Kingdom Tower (Arabic: Burj Al Mamlakah), formerly known as the Mile High Tower (Arabic: Burj Al Mil), is a skyscraper currently under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at an initial cost of SR4.6 billion pounds (1.23 billion U.S. dollars). And will be the focus of the first phase of SR75 billion pounds ($ 20 billion) of the proposed development known as Kingdom City that will be located along the coast of the Red Sea on the north side of the city of Jeddah. If completed as planned, the tower and access to unprecedented heights, becoming the tallest skyscraper in the world, as well as the structure of the first to reach the one kilometer mark. It was scheduled tower at the outset to be at a distance of 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) high, but the geology of the region proved to be unsuitable for a tower of that height. Designed and created by architect Adrian Smith, incorporates many features unique structural and aesthetic. Creator and leader of this project is Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the richest Arabs in the Middle East, and the nephew of King Abdullah. Alwaleed is chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), the largest company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is a partner in Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), which was formed in 2009 to develop the Kingdom Tower and the city. The proposal has been received very polarized, receiving praise from some as a symbol of great cultural value that will symbolize the country's wealth and power, while others question the social and economic motivations, and expectations that it will have negative financial consequences.
